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"The only fresh grocery in the Lower Ninth Ward" is in trouble

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  • OptimisticO Offline
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    Read this in the WaPo this morning:
    Burnell Cotlon´s grocery store

    The Post and Nat Geo did a feature on him a few years ago, and then Ellen had him on her show around that same time.

    I see the GoFundMe page he created years ago is suddenly gaining a lot of donations after the recent article:

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/lower9thward

    This guy´s generosity is amazing. It´s an uplifting story, and helps highlight how fortunate most of us are. ♥

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      Yeah, that guy's awesome.

      We don't have social programs as comprehensive as other countries with the comparable means to do so; a lot of that for us falls on individual involvement. So in my opinion, especially in a time like this, it's not so much a "good for you for helping out" as a civic responsibility. Doubly so for folks who are lucky enough to still be working.

      Please love yourself.

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        Yeah, some of the best solutions come from within the community.

        People have donated over $10,000 since I first clicked that link this morning. Amazing!

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          The Ninth is a sideways mess. Some good people. Some hard-working people.

          A butt-load of trash...

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            The Ninth is a sideways mess. Some good people. Some hard-working people.

            A butt-load of trash...

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            @Jolly said in "The only fresh grocery in the Lower Ninth Ward" is in trouble:

            The Ninth is a sideways mess. Some good people. Some hard-working people.

            A butt-load of trash...

            Wasn't The Ninth the worst-affected area by Katrina?

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              The Ninth is a sideways mess. Some good people. Some hard-working people.

              A butt-load of trash...

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                @Jolly said in "The only fresh grocery in the Lower Ninth Ward" is in trouble:

                The Ninth is a sideways mess. Some good people. Some hard-working people.

                A butt-load of trash...

                Wasn't The Ninth the worst-affected area by Katrina?

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                @George-K said in "The only fresh grocery in the Lower Ninth Ward" is in trouble:

                @Jolly said in "The only fresh grocery in the Lower Ninth Ward" is in trouble:

                The Ninth is a sideways mess. Some good people. Some hard-working people.

                A butt-load of trash...

                Wasn't The Ninth the worst-affected area by Katrina?

                And Betsy.

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