A greening project - tree-planting in Nigeria. - Updates

Every little bit counts

27 September 2022

Here is a recent story of how your donations were put to use:

One of the most touching cases I've ever come across, as just yesterday we went to a camp to see some widows for someone close who wanted to assist.

These triplets lost their Mother while she gave birth to them, the Father passed away exactly 40 days after (may their souls rest in peace)

They are being cared for by the maternal aunt, and her daughter, who are also widows.

We did the little we could yesterday, and before the longer term plan, we provided some infant formulas, grains and some relief for the whole family, from the Lovatt Foundation.

May God the Almighty reward and Bless all those involved, and give this family a future beyond their expectations.

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Touching message from Sr Fiona

22 November 2021

It has been many weeks since I last sent an update. Despite this your un-ending contributions have not stopped. I want to thank you all fromthe bottom of my heart ❤ and share the last message from Sr Fiona who has been out in the fields where the work is happening with tree planting and borehole repairs. Since September we have continued to collect funds amongst other things, to repair 56 boreholes in Jigawa state and 9 in Kano.

Salaam alaykum wa rahmatu Allah wa barakatu sis,

Today I visited some of the Jigawa boreholes that we have repaired. Subhana Allah sis it was touching.

I was the first non-African they had seen. The live subsistence lives. Barely anything from outside the village was in the village. One boy about 12 years old screamed and ran away when someone suggested he shake hands with me.

I love these kids taking a ride on the standard cart. Those rubber tyres are from outside the village

They prayed so copiously and freely and one man came out and forced a measure of beans into our hands. Tafarki, the field worker, deserves them. I got a good idea of the work he does for the love of Allah and the people: he borrows a motorbike to go out into the hinterland, some places on tracks and trails where cars have never been.

We came across an ancient tree where ancient men sat in the dark, cool shade. Such a tree could be a classroom or a masjid. The air was sweet beneath it. I believe is was something like a moreton bay fig with the aerial roots growing down.

Without the boreholes there are only muddy ponds remaining after the short rainy season.

The cattle are fat because they have been fed the lost foliage of the tall cereals that have died before they ripened. Around the boreholes there is life! Most villages have bananas now thriving in the spilled water.

Sis, they even love our stickers so much that they have picked them off, leaving only the cleanish rectangle where it was.

Subhana Allah,

These last two photos show a Borehole that Sr. xxx Ali has paid for.

This one has not functioned for four years. The settlement of about 250 households (pop. c. 1500) has not had any visitors other than relatives in all that time. Their subsistence farming is exactly that.

For all these years they have been sending donkeys with Jerry cans and clay pots across 10km of savannah to collect water which settles overnight so the sediment is removed.

What relief has come to them today! And such prayers for the people who make loans to Allah SWT in this way.

Their lives have changed. They won't be making this journey several times a day any more.

They won't be hauling the water, hand over hand, out of the depths of the earth.

For those of us who never had to put in this kind of effort for water, we don't understand what it means, to take the long walk of faith, obedience, worship, good deeds. We expect our religion to be as easy as turning on a tap.

In the photos you see people of pure faith. Their prayers have been answered and their lives are changed.

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Your contribution brings joy and ease to many

30 September 2021

Alhumdulillah! Jazak Allah Khairan ❤.

Some weeks are like this, thanks to your generosity, the gifts of time added by our volunteers in the field, and the impulse to do good that we share as hands around the world :

* 71 more trees planted, protected and loved with the Clean Green Team!

* 6 Boreholes repaired

* 98 cooked meals served with an orange

And the usual literacy programmes ticking away at Alhudahuda Library and Literacy Centre and through our new programme: Top Up a Teacher so that a dedicated and competent teacher can receive a living wage for their services in education.

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Final update from page July & August 2021

29 August 2021

Jazak Allah khairan ❤ to each one of you who has supported us with donations since May 2020. Over the months we have used your funds to benefit a huge number of children, families who rely on boreholes as thier source of water. By repairing boreholes we made life so much easier for these people who no longer had to travel vast distances to carry heavy loads of water back home.

We also started supporting the planting of trees for shade and fruits Alhumdulillah a greening project and all through Fiona and Lovatt Foundation.Org. I have now closed this page but have started another one which will continue to support Lovatt Foundations with many other projects including borehole repairs, educational resources, food, planting trees and medical help. Please feel free to visit this page and support with your donations. Please share with family and friends.

https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/borehole-repairs-educational-medical-and-food-help

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Borehole repairs in Kano June 2021

27 June 2021

Alhamdulilah for your donations. Nine Boreholes have been repaired in Kano. And more to do in Maiduguri.

Tree Planting will be carried out in the next few weeks in shaa Allah.

Jazak Allah khairan for your support. We are planning to continue to do this work all over Nigeria where there is need and where volunteers are ready to carry out the tasks.

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Borehole Repairs and Greening project continues

27 May 2021

Salaam alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatahu. Jazak Allah khairan for all your wonderful support. As our attention turned towards the atrocities against innocent Palestinians in May we did not continue with the borehole repair fundraiser so that people could contribute to assist the Palestinian people.

We have many boreholes left to sponsor if you still interested. Here is the list.

Or if you would like to contribute towards planting fruit trees $15 per tree with protection.

Anyone can join in with Borehole repairs. Those fasting during this lunar month may like to spend particularly at this time so that a parched community in Borno has access to the aquifers beneath their feet.

Cool, fresh water gushing from the dry sand in temperatures of 40°C+!

Such a gift you can give.

Scroll down to see the list of 41 for May.

Boreholes for May2021

1. 🌿 Thanks to Zehra NZ

2. $129

N35k

Bearings 10,000Hand rod 15,000

Bolts 10,000

3.$92

N25k

Pipes 20,000

Oil seal 5000

4.$111

N30k

Oil seal 5,000Cylinder 25,000

5. $111

N30k

Pipes 8,000Bearings 10,000Rod 12,000

6. $170

N46k

Pipes 20,000

Oil seal 5,000Bottom 21,000

7. $130

N35,400

pipes = 10,400Cylinder 25k

8. 🌿

9. 🌿

10. $188

N51k

Valve 36k

Oil seal 5kBearings 10k

11. $353

N96k

Hand rod 15kValve 36kCylinder 25k

Pipes 20k

12. $287

N78k

Bearings 10kValve 36k

Rod 12k

Pipes 20k

13. $193

N52,400

Pipes 10,400Chain & bearings 17k

Cylinder 25k

14. $173

N47k

Chain= 7,000 Cylinder =25,000Hand rod 15,000

15. $195

N53k

Chain =7,000Valve =36,000Bearings 10,000

16. $160

N43,500

Chain, bolts and nuts=12,000Pipes =31,500

17. $203

N55k

Rods=12,000Chain =7,000 valve =36,000

18. $173

N47k

Chain =7,000Cylinder =25,000Nuts & bolts 5k

Bearings 10,000

19. $111

N30k

hand rod 15,000Bearings 10,000Nuts and bolt= 5k

20.$225

N61k cylinder=25,000 Valve=36,000

21. $180

N49k

Chain & bearings 17,000

Cylinder =25,000Chain= 7,000

22. $173

N47k

Cylinder =25,000Hand rod 15,000 Chain =7,000

23. $81

N22k

Bearings 10,000

Chain 7000

bolts & nuts 5k

24. 🌿 Thanks to Zayna NZ

25. 🌿 Thanks to Zeenat NZ

26. $111

N30k

Cylinder =25,000nuts and bolt 5k

27. $92

N25k

Bearings 10,000 hand rod 15,000

28. $92

N25k

Bearings 10kNuts & bolt 5kOil seal 10,000

29. 🌿 Hanan NZ

30. $225

N61k cylinder=25,000 Valve=36,000

31. 🌿 Reeza NZ

32. 🌿

33. $81

N22k

Bearings 10,000Rods 12,000

34. 🌿

35. $92

N25k

Hand rod 15,000Bearings 10,000

36. $74

N20k

Oil seal 5,000Pipes 15,000

37. 🌿 Wahed NZ

38. 🌿 Jubedah NZ

39. $81

N22k

Bearings 10,000Rods 12,000

40. 🌿 Roshanarra NZ

41. $188

N51k

Hand rod 15,000Valve 36,000

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A milestone reached 199 donations made and 41 more boreholes to repair❤

10 May 2021

Alhumdulillah we have received 41 quotes for repairs from Sr Fiona for the month of May.

Here is the list and Facebook post with more information. Please reference Boreholes if contributing towards these.

Boreholes for May2021

1. $100

N27k

Bearings 10,000

Rods 12,000

Oil seal 5,000

2. $129

N35k

Bearings 10,000

Hand rod 15,000

Bolts 10,000

3.$92

N25k

Pipes 20,000

Oil seal 5000

4.$111

N30k

Oil seal 5,000

Cylinder 25,000

5. $111

N30k

Pipes 8,000

Bearings 10,000

Rod 12,000

6. $170

N46k

Pipes 20,000

Oil seal 5,000

Bottom 21,000

7. $130

N35,400

pipes = 10,400

Cylinder 25k

8. $100

N27k

Pipes 12k

Hand rod 15k

9. $200

N54k

Bearings 10k

Rod 12k

Pipes 32k

10. $188

N51k

Valve 36k

Oil seal 5k

Bearings 10k

11. $353

N96k

Hand rod 15k

Valve 36k

Cylinder 25k

Pipes 20k

12. $287

N78k

Bearings 10k

Valve 36k

Rod 12k

Pipes 20k

13. $193

N52,400

Pipes 10,400

Chain & bearings 17k

Cylinder 25k

14. $173

N47k

Chain= 7,000

Cylinder =25,000

Hand rod 15,000

15. $195

N53k

Chain =7,000

Valve =36,000

Bearings 10,000

16. $160

N43,500

Chain, bolts and nuts=12,000

Pipes =31,500

17. $203

N55k

Rods=12,000

Chain =7,000

valve =36,000

18. $173

N47k

Chain =7,000

Cylinder =25,000

Nuts & bolts 5k

Bearings 10,000

19. $111

N30k

hand rod 15,000

Bearings 10,000

Nuts and bolt= 5k

20.$225

N61k cylinder=25,000

Valve=36,000

21. $180

N49k

Chain & bearings 17,000

Cylinder =25,000

Chain= 7,000

22. $173

N47k

Cylinder =25,000

Hand rod 15,000

Chain =7,000

23. $81

N22k

Bearings 10,000

Chain 7000

bolts & nuts 5k

24. $160

N43,500

Pipes =31,500

Rods= 12,000

25. $158

N43k

valve =36,000

Chain =7,000

26. $111

N30k

Cylinder =25,000

nuts and bolt 5k

27. $92

N25k

Bearings 10,000

hand rod 15,000

28. $92

N25k

Bearings 10k

Nuts & bolt 5k

Oil seal 10,000

29. $155

N42k

Valve=36,000

Chain =7000

30. $225

N61k cylinder=25,000

Valve=36,000

31. $155

N42k Valve=36,000

Chain =7000

32. $92

N25k

Pipes 15,000

Bearings 10,000

33. $81

N22k

Bearings 10,000

Rods 12,000

34. $56

N15k

Oil seal 5,000

Bearings 10,000

35. $92

N25k

Hand rod 15,000

Bearings 10,000

36. $74

N20k

Oil seal 5,000

Pipes 15,000

37. $137

N37k

Bearings 10,000

Pipes 10,000

Chain and bearings 17,000

38. $100

N27k

Pipes 12,000

Hand rod 15,000

39. $81

N22k

Bearings 10,000

Rods 12,000

40. $188

N51k

Valve 36,000

Oil seal 5,000

Bearings 10,000

41. $188

N51k

Hand rod 15,000

Valve 36,000

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40 Trees planted and 44 Boreholes to be repaired

1 May 2021

We are pleased to let you know that 40 trees were planted and 44 boreholes repairs pledged for in Ramadan Alhumdulillah. Please share our page with family and friends. Only $15 will help towards planting a tree and benefit the community. For more information visit: lovattfoundation.org

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44 Boreholes to repair in Ramadan

16 April 2021

If boreholes are your thing ...then here is a list of 44 Boreholes that need repair and the plan is to complete in Ramadan. Please note some have ready been pledged for.

1. $146 NZD - Paid for NZ Donor

2. $114 NZD

N31K

mc2 Cylinder 30k

Couplers 1k

3. $154 NZD

*N42k*

mc2 Cylinder 30kPipes 12k

4. $161 NZD PAID FOR

5. $154

*N41k*

pipes 36k

Oil seal 5k

6. $183 PAID FOR

7.$146

*N40k*

Oil seal 5kCylinder 25kPipes 10k

8. $154

*N42k*

Bearings 10kRod 12k

Pipes 20k

9.$146

*N40k*

Cylinder =25kHand rod=15k

10. $165

*N45k*

pipes =35kBearings = 10k

11. $92

*N25k*

bolts & nuts=5kPipes =20k

12. $117

*N32k*

Rods =12k

pipes =20k

13. $165

*N45k*

Cylinder =30k

Nuts and bolt=5k

Bearings =10k

14. $110

N30k

hand rod=15kBearings =10k

Nuts and bolt= 5k

15.$183 PAID FOR

16. $84

N23k

Pipes 20,000Couplers 1,000Control box 2,000

17. $117

N32k

Cylinder 25,000Chain =7000

18. $81

N22k

Bearings 10,000

Rods 12,000

19. $55 PAID FOR

20. $92

N25kHand rods 15,000

Bolts 10,000

21. $92

N25k

Pipes 20,000

Oil seal 5000

22. $95

N26kBottom 21,000Oil seal 5,000

23. $121

N33k

Cylinder 25,000Pipes 8,000

24. $81

N22kBearings 10,000Rod 12,000

25. $168 PAID FOR

26. $99

N27kpipes = 10,400Chain & bearings =17,000

27. $92

N25k

Cylinder =25,000

28. $172 PAID FOR

29. $63

N17k

Chain =7,000Bearings = 10,000

30. $157

N43kChain 7000bolts &.nuts= 5000

Pipes =31,500

31. $200 PAID FOR

32. $117 PAID FOR

33. $55 Paid for NZ Donor

34. $146 Paid for NZ Donor

35. SAFE paid

36. SAFE paid

37. $63 Paid for NZ Donor

38. $92 Paid for NZ Donor

39. $81 Paid for NZ Donor

40.$55 Paid for NZ Donor

41.$92 Paid for NZ Donor

42. $73 Paid for NZ Donor

43. $81 Paid for NZ Donor

44. $99 Paid for NZ Donor

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$15 per tree

8 April 2021

Last month we send $170 towards the greening project. Alhumdulillah strong NZ currency meant a total of 15 trees were planted. Visit to see the progress:

https://www.facebook.com/428712887278790/posts/2039117502904979/

$15 NZD will go a long way in Nigeria.

The financial contributions pay for

* The trees

* The cages to protect the trees

* The transport

And then volunteers plant the trees.

Here was the message from Sr Fiona

"Salaam alaykum sis,

A beautiful avenue of mangoes has been planted by a community in need of the shade and fruit,dust reduction, soil conservation and the free AC and joys of a tree, Masha Allah.

This is a beautiful project. Sadaqul jariya"

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Greening of Borno - additional project

6 March 2021

Salaam to all our wonderful donors and supporters. Alhumdulillah we have continued to make tremendous progress in helping people get access to clean water through repairs to boreholes. These repairs have been done by locals so money has stayed within the community.

Sr Fiona has alerted me to another project which she has been part of for 3 years.

Here is her message below:

HOW MANY TREES WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE PLANTED IN YOUR NAME.

Please put "greening" in comments so we can allocate these funds to planting of more trees.

Dear Sis

Rahma Monguno and I have been working on the greening of Borno for the past three years. He currently has 10,000 trees making good progress in a nursery.

Do you think people would like to pay for a tree,and it's protection from goats,to be planted as a sadaqa up jariya during the coming months.

This is a project where loose change makes a lot of difference.

Regarding the trees... $15 would pay

* the nursery for a tree,

* the people who build the protectors for the trees,

* the transport to the locations where the people have agreed to water and care for the tree.

All the money strengthens local green enterprise with dignity, AND we get trees in the sandy soil of Borno.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3872604812783240&id=100001012784766

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Dua for Donors

19 February 2021

Alhumdulillah we started with 19 boreholes to repair for Feb and got sponsors last week to bring it down to 12! Here are is the list remaining. If you are keen any amount to this page will help.

Salaam alaykum sis,

Our list grows shorter. I have received sums

that total $520, and leave us with 12 more Boreholes for February.

2x $ 92

$ 99

$118

$125

$143

$172

2x $183

2x $191

$193

Sr Fiona

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Repair a Borehole a day in February 2021

11 February 2021

Lovatt Foundation Borehole repairs Nigeria - Feb 2021

Salam alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatahu. Jazak Allah Khairan to everyone who donated last month.

We have completed January, with one borehole repaired for every day of the month, and a new borehole for the masjid and recovering community. For updates and photos please visit: https://www.facebook.com/428712887278790/posts/1956357631180967/

Once again we aim to repair a borehole a day during February Insha Allah.

Seven have already been paid for (using the January surplus and a gift from elsewhere).

So this is the remaining list:

$ 55

2x $ 92

2x $ 99

$110

2x $118

$125

$143

$154

$172

2x $183

2x $191

$193

$202

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Repair a Borehole a day in January 2021

8 January 2021

Alhumdulillah we set ourselves a target to repair one borehole a day this January. We identified and put a call out for sponsorship of 29 different projects.

19 have already been sponsored and work began. Please consider sponsoring one whole or part of the project.

Here are the remaining projects waiting to be sponsored.

10.

Pipes 20,000

Oil seal 5,000

Bottom 21,000

TOTAL N46K. $162

12.

Cylinder =25,000

TOTAL N25K $88

13.

Chain= 7,000

Cylinder =25,000

Hand rod=15,000

TOTAL N47K. $165

15.

Chain 7000

bolts &knots=5000

Pipes =31,500

TOTAL N 43500. $153

16.

Rods=12,000

Chain =7,000

valve =36,000

TOTAL N55K. $193

17.

Chain =7,000

Cylinder =25,000

TOTAL N32k. $113

19.

hand rod=15,000

Bearings =10,000

knots and bolt= 5000

Oil seal 10,000

TOTAL N50K. $176

22.

Chain =7000

Pipes 10,000

Control box 2,000

TOTAL N19K. $67

23.

Pipes 15,000

Bearings 10,000

TOTAL N25K. $88

24.

Bearings 10,000

Rode 12,000

TOTAL N22K. $78

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Please share with others and donate

26 December 2020

Once again I am putting a call out for donations to our give-a-little page.

Just last week sister Fiona Lovatt messaged to ask funds to be sent earlier than the usual 20th of month due to unrest and pending another lockdown.

Alhumdulillah I was able to send through a sum of $834.50 which you had all kindly donated.

Her response was pleasing and the funds were immediately put to use.

"Salaam alaykum sis,

Alhamdulilah work is about to begin on 13 boreholes with the money you have sent."

"Salaam alaykum sis,

The need for water is so pressing that our team have worked into the night to complete as much as they can as quickly as they can. Their hearts are really with the people.

Four down.

Nine to go.

Insha Allah"

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Fiona Returns to Nigeria after months stranded in NZ due to COVID

27 November 2020

Salam alaikum sisters and brothers Alhumdulillah for your continued contribution to repair boreholes in Borno. Good news is that Sr Fiona finally managed to return to her adopted home and the orphanage in Nigeria on Thursday October 22nd. Your last months contributions was immediately put to use and sister Fiona is able to provide all the updates herself. Here is a video of her welcome by the kids plus photos of the repairs being done. Please consider donating before end of November so we have funds to send through again on December 20. Please donate through the give-a-little page.

Jazak Allah khairan.

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Borehole Repairs continues

23 October 2020

This project has provided so much than just water that we have decided to continue to support it for bit longer. Repairs have been carried out by local tradesmen which has returned income to the families. Water has provided a vital resource to support good health, sanitation, cooking and farming!

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Your contribution brings joy and ease to many

16 October 2020

To all the wonderful supporters of this project - your contributions have made huge difference in the lives of many children who spend numerous hours collecting water for their family needs. The repair of boreholes close to home has not only made this task easier but improved quality of their lives. We are continuing this project and really look forward to your donations in future. Please share widely.

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Repair boreholes in memory of Christchurch victims

24 August 2020

Our goal for the coming month is to raise enough money to repair 51 boreholes as a balm to those who mourn and seek justice for the slain in the Christchurch massacre. The people of Borno know grief on this scale. The boreholes are a symbol of hands across the world, and provide much needed water for communities under stress.

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The prayers of the poor are a wonderful gift

16 August 2020

We continue to require your help to support these orphans and many other children from this community with your generous donations. In July another 28 boreholes were repaired with your help. There is very little to send through in August.

The help you give not only provides water but helps families in multitude of ways. It is a gift that improves health and hygiene, enables safe cooking and gardening, building by using the water to mix with other materials and gaining more time in the day when they do not have to trek for many kilometres to access water.

We really seek your assistance in the next 4 days to raise another $500. Please share with friends and family to donate a small amount each to reach our target.

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18 Boreholes repaired in July 2020

21 July 2020

Funds raised through this page is already helping many on the ground in Borno. A total of 18 Boreholes have been repaired so far. The work has been carried out by local tradesmen putting funds for repair back into the local economy. Training is given at the same time to the young ones on the correct use and maintenance of the equipment at these water holes. We ask you to dig into your pockets for whatever amount you can to help reach out target of $10 000. We are only $1886 away. Please share with family and friends.

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Excitement and gratitude - Alhumdulillah

11 June 2020

Alhamdulillah. This is the excitement and gratitude felt as more and more boreholes are repaired with the help of all your generous donations. I have many photos to share - private message me if you would like to see.

Check out many other projects by

https://www.lovattfoundation.org/

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Your $$$ are going a long way

5 June 2020

There are more than 200 damaged boreholes in Borno needing repair. Your continued support has helped make a real difference in the lives of many. ❤

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Your $$$ are going a long way

5 June 2020

Easy access to clean water is a something we expect without a second thought.

In Borno children carry heavy loads a long way to homes especially when many boreholes are damaged.

Your generous donations❤ are making life a little bit easier for many. Please continue to share this page with family and friends.

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The water is flowing and so are the smiles

27 May 2020

Your donations have given us confidence and resources to continue the repairs of many damaged borehole pumps.

Apart from the obvious benefits of having a functional water supply for many households, there is the advantage that 500 or more people won't need to be taking their daily water supply from the single-use plastic sachets that litter the ground all around. Reduction in litter is added to the list.

www.lovattfoundation.org

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