Over 40 volunteers came from all over the area on Sunday to assist the Black Power Blueprint in a meaningful and immediate response for our North St. Louis community.
The devastation is extensive, made worse by decades of imposed neglect by the City of St. Louis, whose only initial response was to impose a curfew! But residents immediately pulled together to clear streets, block off downed power lines, cook for each other, give out water and more! The Black Power Blueprint salutes the community of North St. Louis!
Black Power Blueprint volunteers enthusiastically joined the community in the recovery efforts! You came out with tools, donations of supplies, and you all worked SO HARD!! You cleared downed trees, you cleared roof debris, you stacked bricks, you boarded up buildings, you fixed the court at the Black Power Vanguard Community Basketball Court, you cooked and handed out over 250 hot, grilled meals and waters…
Shout outs to all the volunteers that simply saw us working and pulled over! Larry (pictured above, bottom right) who donated a chainsaw! Josh who helped chainsaw the trees! Jesse and his family who helped chainsaw the trees!
Your efforts got services in place, like the free charging station, set up at the Karibu stage. This is used by the community all day, every day because power is still out community-wide, going on 6 days! And the basketball court, which people started using the minute it was repaired, before the volunteers even left!
…And you donated!
Akwaaba Hall was packed with all your donations! So many people pulled up and dropped up car loads of supplies! And we want to give a special shout out to all the MONETARY DONORS nationwide! Your donations have made it possible to set up the Charging Station, Purchase Supplies for the Workdays, Food for the Community, and so much more!
Disaster relief supplies are being distributed at the Uhuru House (4101 W. Florissant, 63115) to the community Monday – Friday from 9 am – 5 pm. You can see all your donations going directly to the people and so many people come out.
This is not charity – this is the African community doing for ourselves, serving our own community, organizing for self-determination and power in our own hands. This is what your donations are supporting!
Thank you to all the volunteers and donors – your contributions are making a difference in the community!
To donate, visit: BlackPowerBlueprint.org/NorthsideDisasterFund.
