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I live in Chilliwack, BC, Canada. The indigenous Stolo people have lived in this area for 10,000 years. Today Chilliwack has about 100,000 residents and a severe homelessness problem with a disproportionate number of indigenous. There have been times when the nearby city of Vancouver has brought bus-loads of homeless to Chilliwack. A free one-way ticket. NIMBY at a horrid scale or a reasonable solution to overcrowded alleyways at Hastings St. and Main St? I'll leave that up to you but no matter what your personal views on homelessness, the warm climate of Southwestern BC is a haven for homeless. We have an unexpectedly huge homeless problem in South-West British Columbia and they are hungry. I want to feed them. It also happens to be one of the warmest climates in Canada which is a huge draw for people living on park benches. I believe filling a person's belly can make a big difference in the world. People will be kinder and more productive after eating a healthy lunch. Maybe even cut down on property crime and small theft. One of the great things about the climate, is the local produce available. There are all sorts of farms and dairies selling their goods. I will extend the value of my donations by sourcing as much food as possible from local producers. I will buy use $250 of food to make healthy sandwich-based lunches (turkey, ham &amp; peanut butter &amp; jam [vegan option!]). I will buy from local businesses where available. These meals will also include a small bottle of milk, some vegetables, a piece of fruit and a cookie. The next day we will distribute these to the local homeless populations. We will direct one hundred towards gas and vehicle maintenance and one hundred fifty towards room &amp; board expenses. I will create a new Facebook Page called Feed Chilliwack and post pictures of the gritty smiling faces of our lunch recipients and the food &amp; gas receipts. This will allow donors and the public to see and get inspired by our efforts. If it goes well it will be repeated. My team is made of myself, a 44 year old man, and my 16 year old daughter.<img src="https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmXYzBJw7hyWVNH4Wa7piktfvPZdLfSd2ZhDAvrcNctPam"><img src="https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmdWpKD9ehNT2oEfgBekFr1YjzvxuTeUWXtf4oYz7s8mMn"><img src="https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmXopTi8ajLZonJ6Mi8UFe8e8aCkzFtCDmDKLfTbzDWLyU"><img src="https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmagPDnDmTEav1eCNicT932e7qqwMz6kY2jHmG5moiYS3U"><img src="https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmPswL5JJSbcoxAEicBVMTUiceRAYfRyK6TYg5wLveqkKi">.

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Feed the Hungry in Chilliwack BC Canada

In approximately 2 months I will close the donation phase and move on to the feeding phase which will be pro-rated. So if we only get 50% of the target fund donated, every budget item will get reduced by 50%. Thanks so much for the donations already received! We are so grateful for your help.

Update #1

<h1>The Facebook page is live! ﻿😊﻿</h1> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Feed-the-Hungry-in-Chilliwack-BC-Canada-105299945168415" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Feed-the-Hungry-in-Chilliwack-BC-Canada-105299945168415</a> Also, we are reducing the waiting period from 2 months to 1 month because we simply cannot wait so long to start handing out food. The team is much too excited for that ! Also, we will be requesting bread donations from Silver Hills Bakery, a smaller local organic sprouted-grain bakery that is big enough to be able to donate food. Standby for the next update and thanks for reading.

Update #2

<h1>Wonderful Update!</h1> <h2>We are expanding the program to include basic web3 fin-tech equipment and useage!</h2> In cooperation with @Blazingthirdeye and Gitcoin Grants Round 11 this project is expanding to include a basic web3 fin-tech education session. This session will be conducted in small group and 1 on 1 settings and cover the basic equipment selection use and maintenance. The session will conclude with an introduction to the Ethereum blockchain network and true decentralized finance &amp; associated tools. There will be a short introduction to non-fungible tokens. All technical instruction and equipment will be provided by @Blazingthirdeye. Now when our participants are finished they will feel nourished, educated and confident. They will be freshly equipped to succeed in a world that is holding them back. Who knows we might just find the next Beeple NFT artist... Thank you so much to everyone who has donated! We will provide more updates soon.

Wonderful Update!

CRITICAL UPDATE Nov. 28, 2021: Overwhelming amounts of givers have appeared overnight ﻿🙏﻿ catapulting this project to a whole other level. We now have the financial support to go far beyond providing a few healthy meals to local homeless folks. This seems appropriate because for the first time in my life our community was flooded. The military were called out. Highway 1, Canada's transcontinental link, was under 15 feet (about 5 meters) of water. Dykes broke. Sandbags were deployed. Military SAR Chinook helicopters buzzed around non-stop for a few days. Several people perished at least but the livestock is the real tragedy. Something like 1200 cows died, hundreds of thousands of chickens, many many pigs and who knows what else. If you haven't seen the dramatic news footage get on youtube now and search for BC floods. Because of this I feel it is important to shift the focus of our project slightly. In addition to feeding local hungry homeless, during this acute flood-recovery phase, we are going to offer a small portion, maybe up to 33%, to provide relief to families impacted by the floods. Our focus has not changed! We are here to provide resources to the needy. Resources unlikely to be pawned for money or drugs. At this time there is an urgent need for dry lodgings, emergency clothing supplies, and food. Feed the Hungry in Chilliwack BC is proud to extend support to Fraser Valley locals and into the interior to Merrit and Lyton. Lyton was flattened by fire last summer. It seems like the lower mainland of BC is experiencing increasingly extreme weather events from each end of the spectrum. I want to extend the deepest heartfelt thanks to all Givers and Donors who are supporting this project. Together we are saving lives. We are eliminating trauma that can extend for generations. The amount of support we have gotten lately has ripped my heart wide open and we are poised to convert BIG fiscal energy into love for our fellow humans, no matter where they exist in the socio-economic spectrum. We are full speed ahead and I am increasing our team size from 2 to 4 to enable even greater results! It was a strange twist of fate that saw catastrophic flooding manifest while we were gathering resources to buy food. We are adaptable and open to the Universe's nudging. Thank you to all who have participated in this project. ﻿😊﻿Please check back for updates soon. I can't wait to start sharing our results with you ﻿💛﻿<img src="https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmagPDnDmTEav1eCNicT932e7qqwMz6kY2jHmG5moiYS3U"><img src="https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmdWpKD9ehNT2oEfgBekFr1YjzvxuTeUWXtf4oYz7s8mMn">

CRITICAL BC FLOOD RELIEF EFFORTS NOW INCLUDED