A little project I need help with!
I came across a post by @greenacrehome about his idea project called SteemDreamPayFwd.
BRILLIANT! I love the pay it forward attitude and think our world and this platform could use more of it!
Check out the original post: https://steemit.com/steemdreampayfwd/@greenacrehome/the-steem-dream-and-paying-it-forward-proposal-and-official-rules
It's almost as though the post was speaking to me! I have a charitable project of my own I've been working on and need to complete. I am passionate about a lot of things and get involved in many, many charitable projects. One has been helping the Inuit people of Canada. Yes I'm Canadian and tomorrow is Canada Day. Wow this is so fitting!
Our indigenous people in the arctic have been challenged over and over again through the years since the Canadian Government took it upon themselves to decide that their thriving beautiful culture needed to change. The horrific details of this are appalling and I don't want this to be a negative post but look it up if you may! I have been helping a local Inuit man distribute food to the homeless of Iqaluit living in old shacks and boats and tents. They have NOTHING and it's bad.
My project: GET THESE FOOD PACKETS FROM TORONTO TO IQALUIT
The shipping rates in Canada to send anything to the north is ridiculous. I mean I understand the challenges of the arctic but the government who created this mess in the first place, should be stepping in to help! Canada Post has a new pilot project in the works to offer prepaid shipping boxes at nearly half the cost of regular post. They are only available at select locations so I've been driving 2 hours away to pick them up as I can afford. I have a small group of people from my area involved in a Facebook group called Helping our Northern Neighbours. (Check it out we've been on the news)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/HelpingOurNorthernNeighbours/
Anyways long story short, (I will write a separate post all about it)I have a whole load of donated prepackaged nutritious food packets to get shipped! I am moving on Aug 1st and would like to have them out by them. I figure it will cost about $240 to get them up there but any help is SOOOOOOO greatly appreciated! I am a newbie minnow here and don't have much but I'm also hoping to meet like minded people here on steem and would love to make more friends.
I have so much more to share about the plight of our northern people and I will. Because they deserve it and need all the help they can get!
Please share, upvote, resteem, follow.....whatever you can to help me help them!
Lori ✌️
Hey @otterbeme I love the project your working on! Hopefully canada post will figure something out, to help our natives to the north!
Thank you! Especially in the summer since shipping is so much easier. I can understand that winter is very difficult but they could summer promotions!!!!! 😎 Thank again!
Money transferred to you to help fund this project. Sorry the #SteemDreamPayFwd wasn't a bigger success so I could fully fund your goal. Thank you for participating and helping to make Steemit great!
Thank you so much @greenacrehome! I really appreciated the effort you put in to this idea! It's people like you that I wish the world had more of! I hope you continue with your idea and run it again. I believe it will catch on! As small as your gift was I will be sure it goes to good use! Thanks again 💜 #steemdreampayfwd
Thank you so much for joining in on the first round of #SteemDreamPayFwd !!! I've upvoted and resteemed your project post (I'll do that for everyone). I'll give a handful of days for the traffic to come in before "picking" one (or two, or three). Thanks again!!!
And (of course), following you now too! :)
Thank you so much for the opportunity! @greenacrehome. I can only imagine if everyone would get involved with a Pay it Forward motto!
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Wow, this is such a cool movement! Happy to upvote and resteem! I hope the food reaches its destination!
I am going to think of a way to give back as well and join the movement! So cool that I stumbled here <3
Thank you so much! ☺️ I'll get it there one way or another! ❤️
A truly generous person, you are Lori
Thank you! I can't help but help. Imagine if every person in Canada gave $2! With 35 million people that would be crazy! Seems so easy to me 😌
It does, when put like that!
Will upvote and resteem. God bless you and your kindness! Keep us updated!
Thank You Very Much @sweetpea! I can't wait to share more <3
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Thank you everyone for your kind votes! It means a lot just to know you may have learned of the struggles of our northern people! <3