<div><strong>Help Bloom a Pollinator Garden at 54th &amp; Shattuck!</strong>
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<div><strong>Initial Goal: $10,000 | Stretch Goals: $20,000 &amp; $30,000</strong>
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<div>We’re transforming an underused roadside lot on Shattuck Ave. @ 54th Street—next to the overpass near UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, Bushrod Park, and Temescal's vibrant business district —into a thriving native pollinator garden that feeds bees, butterflies, and our Oakland community.
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<div><strong>Location: 5401 Shattuck Ave, Oakland, CA</strong>
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<div>Next to the redwood grove, currently an empty lot sometimes used for illegal dumpling— imagine what this blank canvas will look like in full bloom!
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<div>Thanks to our new Caltrans Permit, we have official permission to plant and care for this land—but we need your help to bring it to life!
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<div>NOTE: The renderings are artist interpretations and the real garden will look different. 
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<div><strong>Why This Garden Matters:</strong>
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<div>-It transforms an unused lot to a low-maintenance public green space with native plants, gravel paths, and sitting logs.
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<div>The current state:
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<div>-Supports declining pollinators like monarch butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds
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<div>-Adds beauty and biodiversity to North Oakland
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<div>-Serves as a community space for the neighborhood
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<div><strong>What Your Donation Supports</strong>
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<div>We already have Caltrans approval —we just need funding to move forward.
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<div><strong>How You Can Help</strong>
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<div>Donate anything you can – Every $25 helps plant a pollinator.
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<div>Share this campaign with local friends, businesses, and neighbors.
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<div>If your employer has a matching program for donations, reach out to us directly to coordinate.
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<div>Join us as a volunteer on one of our install days.
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<div>Let’s reclaim this neglected space together—for nature, for our kids, and for our community. Thank you for helping pollinators (and people) thrive.
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<div>– Your Neighbors in alliance with
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<div>Sidewalks Trees &amp; Gardens
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Still $3,875 to go. Help us build momentum.