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8 May, 5 tweets, 13 min read
We only need $1475 to be able to help everyone on our list up to and including two urgent that came in about twenty three minutes ago.

In the next tweet below is their request and our reply.

#food #foodrelief #foodsecurity #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #Calgary #HelpUs
First Urgent Request

#Lifeline #StartingOver #StartingNew #CovidSOS #AB #Alberta #Calgary #Canada #AbusiveRelationship #DomesticViolence #DomesticAbuse #Survivor #AbuseHasNoGender #Abuse #CalgaryStrong @Crackmacs @CraigCoolahan #Please #Help #Family #Children #YYC #MentalHealth ImageImage
Second Urgent Request

#CaringForFamily #Mother #Daughter #Family #FamilyFirst #COVID19 #COVIDEmergency #Unemployed #NoFood #NeedHelp

@ReapersPlace @collgrimes @leg_wolf @emmadeady @AlinaITurner @UbakaOgbogu @CJAY92 #AlbertaCares #CalgaryCares #weekendvibes #WeAreCalgaryStrong Image
Jen here, I am currently on my way to deliver some food for them.

Yes I am aware that it is 2:45AM.

What makes @HarvestHillsYYC so different is because we talk to people like they are human. We don’t treat anyone different just because they are struggling and asking for help.
All of us have been in difficult situations

All of us have struggled before

Those who know me well, know that I’ll help anyone, even if it makes me late for my own board meeting. 😃

So if anyone can help, that’s good In the meantime, I’m off to stop at @TimHortons for coffee!

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If there is anyone that could help fill two serious requests. One is for a single father fleeing family domestic violence & the other is for a single senior needing help with medication that she can’t afford.

To fill these two requests and the two from last night we need $980.00
Dm us for more information.

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The two requests from last night are for a single female that is taking care of her mom who is 70. She has NO food in their house.

We took her a few bags of food last night at 2:45am and left with a promise to bring a food hamper by Monday.

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Today I was driving in the NE & I saw someone going through a garbage/recycling bin looking for something to eat

I immediately pulled over and asked them if we could help

The gentleman broke down crying and said he didn’t know what else to do. He’s never been homeless before.
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This evening at 4:45pm we got a call from a social worker that works with seniors. She called us in a frenzy asking us for immediate help.

She told us of an emergency so extreme that her voice shook with concern over one of her clients.

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"Hello Jen, I was hoping I would be able to contact you before I left my work for the day in regards to a rather important situation that came across my desk this afternoon. I hope you have the time to chat?"

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I was quiet and honestly speechless.

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So our volunteer Melanie returned his call.
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