From an email:
“In cooperation with Positive Force DC, we bring you DC Punk Rock Flea Market & Food Drive!
Saturday, Nov. 20th 12 PM – 5 PM
St. Stephen & the Incarnation Episcopal Church – (1525 Newton Street, NW)
Free to enter, but please bring a donation of whole-grain cereal, pasta, rice, peanut butter, or canned vegetables, fruit, beans, or tuna for delivery to nearby low-income seniors by We Are Family DC! For more info, see wearefamilydc.org“
“Dear PoPville,
We’re organizing a beautiful photo exhibit starting Saturday. Proceeds go to Afghan refugee families in the DMV. (more…)
Angela via GoFundMe
“Dear PoPville,
Angela was killed by a stray bullet a couple days ago, and her three kids are now without a mom. This fundraiser would go a long way in helping them get on their feet in the wake of tragedy.”
The GoFundMe says:
“Angela White-Hooks leaves behind 3 beautiful boys with one graduating high school in June. (more…)
Amana, “Help Me Pay For My Surgery”
“Dear PoPville,
There is a girl here in Alexandria, Virginia named Amana that I know through Young Bengali Professionals, a Bengali youth organization based in the DMV area. She was born with hemiphyperplasia, which means that she has extra cell growth on one side of her body. She now has a tumor growing on her flank area and is in the most awful situation. She is in so much debt from the first surgery and the only doctor who would take on her case in the DMV area is a plastic surgeon, and because of that her surgery is being considered “elective” and despite working with social workers and showing immense evidence, she is not eligible for charity care. (If you go on her gofundme page, you can see that she posted a screenshot of the costs of second surgery that the plastic surgeon has quoted her) She also makes too much for Medicaid and other insurance companies are still managing to discriminate against her for her preexisting condition, (even if it is against the law to do so.) or she can’t find a plan she can afford. And she’s went as far as Richmond to try to find other doctors who will take on her case, but no one is willing to due to the complexity of her case and her uninsured status.
She is literally driving Uber, doing other delivery services, and working at Walgreens to help pay off this debt so she can get her second surgery to get her tumor removed. (more…)
Georgia and Otis Pl, NW
Thanks to Gina for sending: “Bill has been in the hospital off and on for about a month, with a collapsed lung in several infections.”
The GoFundMe says:
“We all know Bill White as the beloved long-time owner of Fish in the Hood located in Park View off Georgia Ave. Bill always has a smile, joke and kind word for whomever is lucky enough to come by his seafood take-out restaurant that has become a landmark institution in the neighborhood for over 20 years. (more…)
Faith & Heavyn via GoFundMe
“Dear PoPville,
please share this fundraiser to help the children and their father who were hit by a driver on their way to school?? thanks!”
The GoFundMe says:
“Thank you for taking the time to read my request for support. On October 6, 2021, I was walking my daughters to school at approximately 8:50 a.m. We were crossing the street at the intersection of Mississippi and Wheeler Road when a truck sped towards us turning onto Wheeler from Mississippi Avenue. She struck me and my daughters. (more…)
Thanks to all who passed on these heartbreaking fundraisers:
“Today my family suffered a double tragedy. My children and grandchildren suffered a house fire, and all of their belongings were destroyed. The most devastating and painful was one of my granddaughters did not survive the fire. Let our Angel rest in Heaven.
It is difficult to know exactly where to start rebuilding. Everything was lost in the fire. My family only had the clothes worn when they escaped the fire. They will have to relocate to temporary housing, and we will have to replace everything.
Thank you for your prayers, thoughts, generosity, and donations for my family during their long journey to rebuild. Please, keep us lifted in prayer.”
“On September 13th, 5 year old Allison Hart was in a tragic fatal accident. We as her family, friends and community want to come together to best support the Hart family in any way we can. (more…)
via GoFundMe
Thanks to Meghan for sending: “I saw the coverage of the mass shooting Labor day weekend, which killed three people. One of the victims killed was 31-year-old Donnetta Dyson. Dyson worked in the OR as a patient services assistant at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She leaves behind her son and daughter. Yesterday, this GoFundMe fundraiser was created to help Dyson’s children accomplish her dream for them to go to college.”
The GoFundMe says:
“A Mother’s love is incomparable, long-suffering, enduring, unconditional, and everlasting… And unfortunately gone way too soon. Donnetta Dyson was fatally shot and killed during a senseless and random act of violence on September 4, 2021, leaving behind her young children, Henry and Queen. (more…)
Fire Relief Assistance for Bigelow Family via GoFundMe
“Dear PoPville,
Neighbors on Kansas Ave in Petworth suffered a devastating house fire over the long weekend. All were safely evacuated but they lost everything and are now displaced. The smoke was terrifying. The people of Petworth will certainly rally to support them but I thought it may help to get the word out if anyone else is willing to pitch in.”
From GoFundMe:
“As many have heard, yesterday my mother’s home that she shared with my 91 year old grandfather caught fire last night and was deemed condemned. The house has been in our family for nearly 60 years. Three generations and countless others have resided in the house over that time. It was recently renovating to accommodate my aging grandfather’s needs and wishes to remain in our family home. (more…)
