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  Re: Re: Greetings
  By: George Pope to Carol Shenkenberger on Tue Aug 31 2021 11:12 am

 >  >  >  > Right now, it's a lady (disabled) who has to get a fence up due to
 >  >  >  > code issues, to hide a boat in back yard.  We laid the posts
 >  >  >  > yesterday.
 >  >  > Donated
 >  >  >  > wood panels arrived today.  She had just enough for the galvanized
 >  >  >  > fencin nails and QuikCrete for the posts.
 > 
 > Spounds like this could uset he kind of helping I'm involved with - 'upriver
 > ' helps; could the problem be city hall & it's demands? Should such a
 > situation have exceptions built into the bylaw for exigency?
 > 
 >  >  > That's swonderful stuff! I love hearing good stories like this! Ever
 >  >  > watch MrBeast on YouTube? He does a lot of philanthropic work with the
 >  >  > millions Youtube pays him. . .
 > 
 >  >  > Can you give me some tips on doing this sort of direct organising of
 >  >  > assistances, please?
 > 
 >  >  > Your friend,
 > 
 >  >  > <+]:{)}
 >  >  > Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM
 > 
 >  > See if they have 'NextDoor' where you are?  That one is the easiest.
 > 
 > I do; I've been on it for some time, but not seen anyone ask for help in
 > there yet. . . I'm signed up gfor the helper match feature, so I'll just kee
 > my eyes open.
 > 
 > Thank you; keep up the good work, good neighbour!
 > 
 > Your friend,
 > 
 > <+]:{)}
 > Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM

Sometimes, you have to let people know that they can ask?  They may not think
of it because in your neck, no one has before?


Here's close to a recent one over where I am:

'I'd like to start a small community helper project, where a few of us do
simple things for others, materials donated or they provide.  Things like
painting sheds, fixing a wooden fence, caulking windows for winter'.

This became quite popular.  Some of the workers are handymen who volunteer to
teach other handymen, a new skill set.  Say you are a roofer by trade but would
like to make yourself a brick firepit.  You find a project doing brickwork and
volunteer to help.  Others are as simple as stacking fireplace wood for older
couples (often you get a good amount of free properly aged split wood in
return).

2 months ago a friend got a new shed and a team of us showed up to caulk then
prime and paint.  Last month a disabled lady got told a 'hitching post'
(cosmetic) fence had to come out.  HOA passed a new rule or something.  We made
a flower box base around it and planted it with climing ivy and pink Azelias...
(legal per HOA).

  xxcarol
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