Gather
Mia, age 9, Elm Street
First seedling, March 2026
Cedar Ave crew, Saturday morning
Deacon Willis, 14 years on this block
Pavilion lights going up, dusk
Every dollar counted twice
Wall 3 of 5 — almost there
"This block builds its own future."
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Exhibition in Progress
What your neighbors
are building
Wall No. 2 — Maple & 5th
Hand-lettered by the Ortega family
Streetlamp Fund
$40 = 1 year of light
71% funded
"I've lived here 22 years. I've never seen neighbors move this fast for each other."
Rosa Mendez
Block Captain, Cedar Avenue
Garden Plot A — Breaking Ground
Asphalt cleared by 14 volunteers, one Saturday
By the numbers
Pavilion Night — First test run
"We cried a little," — Deacon Willis
"The PTA used to fight over $200. Now we're managing real projects. The community showed up."
Marcus Thompson
PTA Treasurer, Lincoln Elementary
Community Garden
$25 = 1 raised bed for a season
80% funded
Live Funding Status
Where every
dollar stands
$0
Total raised
$0
Total goal
0
Donors
75% of total goal funded
Mural — Maple & 5th
Nearly funded
Streetlamp Network
In progress
Community Garden
In progress
Park Pavilion Lights
Complete ✓
Asphalt Removal — Plot B
Just started
Youth Art Workshop Fund
Nearly funded
From the block
The people who
made it real
"My daughter asked why we were giving money to the block. I told her because this block is ours. She put in her birthday money."
Denise Crawford
Resident, 8 years — Maple Street
"I poured the first concrete for that garden path. My back hurt for a week. Worth every minute."
Jerome Baptiste
Volunteer Crew Lead, Cedar Ave
"When those streetlamps came on, people came outside. Kids were out at 8pm. We hadn't had that in years."
Patricia Osei
Church Deacon, knows every family by name
"We stretched $600 into a mural that covers an entire wall. You can see it from the highway. People slow down."
Carlos Ortega
Block Captain & Muralist, 5th Street
The Boldest Goal
Vision 2026
A park where
every child knows
their name is welcome.
Phase 3 of the Gather project: full park renovation — new lighting, a permanent mural wall, raised garden beds, and a covered pavilion for community events. Every dollar raised stays within six blocks of here.
$45,000
Phase 3 goal
$25,640
Raised so far
57%
Of the way there
Be part of this.
$40 lights one streetlamp for a year. $100 plants a raised garden bed. Every amount matters.
This is the moment
Your block needs
you right now.
"$40 lights one streetlamp for a year."
Every dollar raised through Gather stays within six blocks. No overhead. No middleman. Direct to the hands that pour the concrete, paint the walls, and string the lights.
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