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Since the holiday toy drive post is circulating again, I figured this would also be helpful! Food insecurity is such a massive problem in America, in general, and if you have the means to help feed others, I think you should take that opportunity. Here are some other tips:

1. If you’re planning on donating items from your own pantry, please check the expiration dates on the packaging. Think of your donations as gifts to bestow, not castoffs to be rid of. It’s awful to think of people feeling like they got scraps someone else just didn’t want. Everyone deserves dignity with their meals.

2. If you’d rather give money to a food bank, that’s also great since they buy food in bulk and know what items are most wanted/needed!

3. Not everyone has access to appliances like stoves or microwaves or hot plates so if you can donate items that don’t need to be heated up, that would also be greatly appreciated!

How to help:

✅ Verified campaign – please check the end of the story 🔍📌

I'm Anas Basil, a recent high school graduate with dreams of pursuing a degree in e-business management and building a career. However, due to my family's financial hardships, I enrolled at Khan Younis Training College (KYTC), affiliated with UNRWA. Sadly, the war has turned the college, once a beacon of hope and education, into a shelter for displaced families, stripping it of its educational purpose.

I completed high school with a 93% average, filled with excitement about continuing my education and securing a job to support my family. But like so many others, the war has shattered those dreams.

My younger brother, Ahmad, is 14 years old and currently in the third grade of preparatory school. We’ve always called him "Doctor of the Future" because of his intelligence and natural talent in mathematics. Unfortunately, due to the ongoing war, he has been deprived of schooling for the second consecutive year. In addition to his academic abilities, Ahmad has a passion for football and used to win tournaments.

Our Life in Displacement: The war forced our family to flee to Rafah, where we lived in a tent for several months. Each day, my brother and I would wake up to fetch water, gather wood, and light a fire to prepare food. Survival became our daily task, but we never gave up hope. The conflict affected us deeply, but it did not extinguish our dreams of education and a better future.

🚀 How Your Donation will Help us:

We are seeking €29,000 to help Ahmed and me leave Gaza, continue our education. More importantly, it will allow us to support our family, who have been deeply affected by the harsh conditions and skyrocketing costs of living due to the ongoing war in Gaza.

We've outlined how your donations will make this possible. You can find all the details in the campaign link below.

👉 Donation link: 🔗https://gofund.me/32e5e95e

Your contribution will not only help us escape the war-torn reality we live in but also give us the opportunity to rebuild our futures.

Every donation, no matter the amount, brings us one step closer to our goal.

With deepest gratitude, Anas & Ahmed

✅ Our Fundraiser✅ 🔍Vetted by @gazavetters, official (list at #83) 🔍Vetted by @90-ghost here 🔍Vetted by association in this post

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🚨 Urgent Help Needed! 🚨

Hello everyone, I’m Osama Basil, a web developer from Gaza. The ongoing war hasn’t just destroyed my office—it has shattered my livelihood and crushed my dreams, leaving my family in an extremely difficult situation. Yet, despite these overwhelming challenges, I refuse to surrender and remain fiercely determined to push forward.

💡 Why I Need Your Help

I’m aiming to raise €15,000 to rebuild my office, install a solar energy system, and secure stable internet access—which are crucial for my work as a freelance web developer, since there has been no electricity in Gaza for over a YEAR!!—and pursue a master’s degree.

This support will allow me to continue working, meet my essential needs, and provide for my family in the face of the overwhelming cost of living in Gaza, where the closure of crossings and severe shortages of goods have made survival even more difficult. With this help, we can begin to rebuild our lives and regain a sense of stability during these incredibly challenging times.

Every donation, no matter how small, means the world to us. I’ve shared more details in the campaign link below. Your kindness will truly make a difference.

🙏 Donation link 🔗

https://gofund.me/100da7db

From the bottom of my heart, thank you! Together, we can turn this challenge into hope ✨❤️

— Eng Osama Basil

✅ My Campaign Vetted by ✅ 🔍 @90-ghost here 🔍 @gazavetters (#146 on this list) 🔍 association in this post

My friends and I will be attempting to seek asylum in another country in light of Trump's reelection.

I will most likely be raising money for myself and another friend, and only being able to work a part time job makes that very difficult.

I have started a GoFundMe in hopes of at least getting a little support, so if you can, please donate.

All of this money will be going to relocation.

If you can't donate, sharing is just as great, even though I know I don't have a large reach!!!

I am Ahmed, a Palestinian from Gaza💔

. I ask you to support and donate to save us so that we can stay alive. We are in difficult specialties and in a nylon battle in a cold and wintery atmosphere. A family consisting of elderly people, young children, and patients who suffer from chronic diabetes and need a heart operation. 😭Their health condition is non-existent. We are in dire need of help. You can help us by donating. Share the post. Thank you.

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@dlxxv-vetted-donations

Gaza vetters : list

Olive Branch : list

Gaza evacuation : list

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Trusted : list

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Other post of fvnraisers 1 & 2 | I’m also at @/juvian, I will not answer ask so send them to @/yoohyeon and I will share on both

Here’s some people that who reach out to me (as of October 19th 2024) :

@ahmedaldanis / @ahmedaldani1 : vetted by gazavetters #198 - 1001€ / 50 000€

@mohammedtma : vetted by gazavetters #74 and more - €8 960 / €20 000

@amalfamily6 : vetted by association to @/eslamfamily1 who is #175 on the bees & watermelon list - 8 214$ USD / 50 000$ USD

@ahmednassersblog : vetted by gazavetters #23 - 432€ / 60 000€

@ayoosh-gaza1 : vetted by gaza evacuation - 11 380$ USD / 35 000$ USD

@najah-tamim : vetted by gazavetters #113 - 2 204€ / 20 000€

@ahmedomar3 : Vetted by association. @/aya2mohammed (#166 on the gaza evacuation list) : €6 433 / €50 000

@rakangaza : vetted by gaza evacuation - 7 372$ USD / 50 000$ USD

@eslamgaza : Vetted by gazavetters #181 - €597 / €50 000

@anasgaza : vetted by gazavetters #32 and more - €12 719 / €50 000

@shadiaraed : Vetted by association. @/moayesh and on the gaza evacuation list - 1 055€ / 70 000$

@mahmodsy1 : vetted by bees&watermelon #190 and more - 7 010$ USD / 25 000$ USD

@mohamed-meq : vetted by gazavetters #94 - 1 408€ / 90 000€

@leenakhamiss1 : vetted by gazavetters #103 - €5 638 / €100 000

@omarmohammed14 : vetted by 90-ghost - €1 589 / €25 000

@tahseenfamily : vetted by his cousin @/olagaza (prev post) and more - 15 345$ USD / 30 000$ USD

@freegaza1111 : vetted by gazavetters #209 - 38€ / 70 000€

Are you just tired of these kinds of posts coming from G@za strip that ask you not to skip and to read the whole post, interact with it, and help in sharing/ reblogging it? Well, maybe you are right, but guess what? We are also tired of living in this reality for a whole 11 months.💔

And you know what? You have no idea how mentally and emotionally trying this is. Asking for help isn't easy at all, but when I think that the price will be staying alive, getting our basic needs and rebuilding our lives, it pushes me more and more to do this until we reach our goal.

This is Ola, the older sister who is trying to help her family. For 11 months until now, we have been struggling to get proper food after prices increased by 15 to 20 times, struggling to have clean water for use and drinking and now we're out of them all. We are trying to survive under starvation, thirst, and poverty. So please, if you can give help to our campaign, don't hesitate.

Every simple thing makes a difference in changing the situation we are in. You can help us either by giving direct help to our campaign or simply by reblogging this post. We would be very thankful if you could share our campaign with families and friends. It really helps reach the people who can directly assist us in reaching our goal faster.

My campaign has been vetted by @90-ghost , @northgazaupdates , @el-shab-hussein , and @nabulsi 's vetted list, line 205.

Thank you very much for standing by us ❤.

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@socalgal @chilewithcarnage @ghelgheli @sayruq

A year of suffering 💔

Are you tired of all this news and these posts too? Yes I am too, but is there another choice? Unfortunately I have no other choice, I am trying to rebuild our lives, So will you make a difference today and help seven people rebuild their lives? The decision is yours.

Please don't hesitate to donate and reblog.

We still need your support.

Tags for reach, please reblog.

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@transmutationisms @feluka @aria-ashryver @junglejim4322 @neptunerings @buttercuparry

@normal-thoughts-official @khanger @aflamethatneverdies @neechees @opencommunion @wellwaterhysteria

@ot3 @ankle-beez @sawasawako @riding-with-the-wild-hunt @amygdalae

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