This is really Awesome and gives the hope that there is still a form of humanity in this world instead of disdain and judgment.
Single mom in Gwinnett County, Georgia, Maria Gregg, was struggling
through a rough time in her life when she stepped into the North
Gwinnett Co-Operative Ministries to acquire help with food, etc., a week
before Christmas.
She was given a box of food by volunteers and offered a ride home.
Fox 5 Atlanta reports that the volunteers who drove her home noticed
that Gregg and her son were sleeping on the floor, having little to no
furniture in their apartment and felt the need to do something about it.
The Ministry’s executive director says she didn’t know how she could
help especially during this busy time of year, but her daughter who was
among the group that visited Gregg’s home urged her to do something. So,
she posted to Facebook asking the community to help the single mom
through donations of anything they could spare. The response was
phenomenal and random acts of kindness began to pour in to help the
single mother. Within 48 hours, Maria had almost everything she needed.
People donated furniture, televisions and even a game system for
Gregg’s son.
And the giving continued, donations were made by people in the
community to pay Gregg’s rent through February and $4,000 was collected
toward the purchase of a car for Ms. Gregg, who works at a local mall
but has to walk home, sometimes after dark.
‘People started donating. Strangers who knew nothing about me, my
name, my past, my face — it didn’t matter,’ Gregg told Fox 5. The Center
is looking forward to being able to purchase that car for Ms. Gregg. In
such a tough economy, it was indeed a blessing to see the unselfishness
of others.
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