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spooky3

(34,458 posts)
Sat Aug 21, 2021, 11:43 PM Aug 2021

An Afghan neighbor posted on NextDoor [View all]

that he sought donations of housewares, baby clothes, toiletries, etc., delivered to his store through the weekend. These would be taken to a center where refugees would stay after arriving from Afghanistan.

Within a few hours, more than 100 neighbors had replied to his thread, many of whom said they would be bringing items to him or asking for more specifics on what was needed. Some agreed to go to the center and help translate.

So many donations came in that he had to ask that no more of certain items be brought.

He was surprised and so grateful for the response.

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There ARE so many good people here! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2021 #1
You are so right! spooky3 Aug 2021 #3
yes... and pissing off Faux news commentators who don't want the refugees settled in the US Demovictory9 Aug 2021 #9
Humanity :: A Good Human Thing (nt) wyn borkins Aug 2021 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author spooky3 Aug 2021 #4
Here is more info about the arriving refugees: spooky3 Aug 2021 #5
This is who we can be! FM123 Aug 2021 #6
+1000000 crickets Aug 2021 #7
And who many of us have always been because we believe in helping others. Lonestarblue Aug 2021 #14
great to hear people helping the refugees Demovictory9 Aug 2021 #8
Just curious... Enter stage left Aug 2021 #10
It's blue Northern VA. Nt spooky3 Aug 2021 #11
I was pretty sure nobody was wearing a red hat! Enter stage left Aug 2021 #12
:-) I think all the MAGATs were volunteering to clean spooky3 Aug 2021 #13
That also happened in ChazII Aug 2021 #15
Great! I hope it's happening everywhere! Nt spooky3 Aug 2021 #16
me, too. n/t ChazII Aug 2021 #19
K&R spanone Aug 2021 #17
So good to hear this DeeDeeNY Aug 2021 #18
Sorry to hear that. One of them in my neighborhood just spooky3 Aug 2021 #21
Good to hear. Even better to know. calimary Aug 2021 #20
Sunday update: Waheed requested no more donations until spooky3 Aug 2021 #22
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2021 #23
republicans notwithstanding, Americans are great people. Period. George II Aug 2021 #24
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