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

[Optimistic]

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.

[Aqua Letifer]

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.

[Optimistic]

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!

[Jolly]

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

A butt-load of trash...

[George K]

@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?

[Jolly]

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[Jolly]

@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.