project leader
Nya W
location
Salt Lot, 2 Second Avenue
Brooklyn (Gowanus)
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the project

 

In 2014, Gowanus Canal Conservancy (GCC) activated over 1,300 volunteers with our signature Clean & Green program. We worked throughout the Gowanus Canal Watershed, nurturing our urban forest by planting and maintaining gardens as well as installing an innovative Wildflower Corridor. We are excited to welcome Spring along with our sixth season of working with the community towards an open, clean and alive Gowanus Canal and Watershed.

the steps

Get the funds.
Buy a truck.
Load it up.
Make an impact.

why we're doing it

The GCC envisions the evolution of an open, clean and alive Gowanus Canal and Watershed with accessible and connective space, clean water, soil and air as well as vibrant business and cultural activity. A working vehicle ensures that we have the means to support our efforts throughout the community. Join us!

Our volunteers are the center of our environmental stewardship, however a working vehicle is integral to maximizing our impact throughout the Watershed. Before our previous vehicle went out of service, we used it to transport volunteers, tools, plants and compost to numerous Gowanus gardens and tree pits. The money raised by this campaign will allow us to continue our important stewardship work throughout the community.  

budget

Disbursement Budget:

$25,988 — Almost New Truck

$400 — Painted GCC Logo

$5 — Hanging Dice



$941.66 - Truck Insurance and Maintenance Fund



RAISED = $28,200.00
 less ioby Platform Fee  $35.00
less ioby Donation Processing Fee (3%) $820.34
TOTAL TO DISBURSE = $27,344.66

 

Updated budget:

$25,988 — Almost New Truck
$400 — Painted GCC Logo
$5 — Hanging Dice

Updated Funding Needed: $26,403



SUBTOTAL = $26,403
ioby Platform Fee  $35
3rd Party Payment Processing Fee (3%) $792
TOTAL TO RAISE = $27,230

 

$33,451 — Brand New Truck 
$400 — Painted GCC Logo
$5 — Hanging Dice

 



SUBTOTAL = $33,856
ioby Platform Fee  $35
3rd Party Payment Processing Fee (3%) $1,016
TOTAL TO RAISE = $34,907

 

updates

Thank you to our donors!

Wildflower Planter Installation, May 16, 2015

Volunteer Coordinators Jason Mortara and Jessica Dalrymple wrangle wildflower planters in Jessica’s tiny Nissan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A typical load of volunteer supplies. Our Wildflower Planters and plants in the back of a rented U-Haul van.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another typical load of essential volunteer supplies such as compost, wheelbarrows and a BBQ grill in the back of a borrowed pick-up truck.

Riverkeeper Sweep, May 9, 2015

GCC Staffer Natasia Sidarta and Volunteer Tree Steward Bob Lesko sit in the back of a rented U-Haul van filled with tools and our BBQ grill.

 

photos

This is where photos will go once we build flickr integration

donors

  • Ashley Wolff
  • Lavinia Simons
  • Andrea P.
  • John Muir
  • The original C&G Team: BW, AS, HH, EM, AN, JR, DM, BD & EP
  • Goody
  • Richard Kampf
  • Ted Papoulas
  • Anonymous
  • Aja
  • Bob Zuckerman
  • paul and Maria b.
  • John Allen and Beth Schwartz
  • Eddy Betancourt
  • Anonymous
  • Laura Starr
  • David K.
  • Anonymous
  • Leila Mougoui Bakhtiari
  • Julie S.
  • Anonymous
  • Sean E.
  • Susannah
  • Ayelet E.
  • Markley Boyer
  • The Lorax!
  • Kurt Marsh
  • John Meitzler
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous
  • Michael Cairl
  • Brian D.
  • TW Cha
  • Ate Atema
  • Peter Coombe and Betty Chen
  • Alex McDonald
  • Anonymous
  • emphas!s design inc.
  • M SALOME GALIB AND DUANE MCLAUGHLIN
  • Baranello Associates
  • Summer Mixer
  • Andrea Solk
  • Trish Tchume
  • Viva Max Kaley
  • James R.
  • Dan T
  • Lisa Sack
  • Rebecca Rogers-Hawson
  • Jill F.
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous
  • Judith O.
  • Rabbi Valerie LIeber
  • Erin Johnson
  • William Singer
  • Ginger Jung
  • Judy Janda
  • David R
  • I
  • Bess And Andrew Hauser
  • Johnny
  • Billy and Sara Belkov
  • Lliam Finn
  • Andrew C.
  • Dean Krouk
  • Sharon & Phil Bushnell
  • Corey B.
  • Susannah Files
  • peter van beckum
  • Samuel Y.
  • erik m.
  • amy
  • Andrew C.
  • Meg B
  • Alison C.
  • Hans Hesselein
  • Anonymous
  • John & Jessica Helson
  • Kevin & Heidi
  • Jim D.
  • Nancy B.
  • Anonymous
  • Samantha Skey
  • P.Klauss
  • Erica S
  • Sarah Phillips
  • Elise Selinger
  • Anonymous
  • Susan M.
  • Anonymous
  • Suzanne L.
  • Greg Thornberg
  • Greg Thornberg
  • David Ludwigson
  • City Farm Corp
  • Linnaea Tillett Lighting Design
  • Pietri
  • Bryan S.
  • Maxine & Helen's Bake Sale
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Anonymous
  • Alexandra Donovan
  • Chris Havens
  • Joe Carrara
  • Abby and Tom Subak
  • Anthony Russell
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous
  • Andrew S.
  • BROOKLYN RED
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous
  • JC and Marina
  • Mobile Steam Unit
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous
  • EXPO Gowanus
  • WE Design
  • Laila P.
  • Victoria
  • Urban Ecology Lecture Series
  • The 9th Street Wildflower Corridor
  • American Legion
  • Saint Ann's School
  • Michelle Rummel
  • Greenlab Studio
  • Ben
  • Karina L.
  • Timmie D.
  • you can call me al
  • Riversweep
  • Colby
  • Leah Wener
  • Jane Rothberg
  • Urban Ecology Lecture Series
  • Joy W.
  • Hans Hesselein
  • Ariana
  • Andrei Petrov
  • Jessica Dalrymple
  • MICHAEL L.
  • Anonymous
  • Barbara S.
  • Charlotte Corini
  • Jason C.
  • Kayleigh B.
  • Sasha R.
  • Nathan Chow
  • Natasia Sidarta
  • MS 447 - The Math & Science Exploratory School
  • Anonymous
  • Jason Mortara
  • Alexandria Donati and Jonathan Chesley
  • Anonymous
  • Richard and Mary Ann Napoli
  • Clean & Green
  • GCC Board Member
  • Ginny & Rich
  • Andrea Parker
  • Philip Silva
  • Greg Thornberg
  • Christine Petro
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous