A majority of Durham's bus stops have no shelter, and nowhere to sit.

People wait there standing, every morning and evening. So we started building. Twenty-five of us cut and drilled and assembled through a couple of ice storms, and on February 4 we loaded five benches into a pickup and drove them out to stops around Durham. The first went in on Rigsbee Avenue that morning. Two men were sitting on it, waiting for the Route 4, later that afternoon. Forty-nine benches are in the ground now, every one built by hand by a volunteer. We want to put 240 more out there over the next two years. Susan and Michael Hershfield are matching every new gift through November 30, up to $37,000. A bench costs about $300 to build, install, and keep in repair. With the match, $150 puts one at a stop. Check out the giving page at the link in our bio.