Keep the Homeless Warm
Fundraising campaign by
Anshuman Mishra
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US$1,691.00raised of $3,000.00 goal goal
No more donations are being accepted at this time. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities
Campaign Story
Hello everyone, I am Anshuman Mishra, a sixteen year old junior at Dublin Jerome High School.
Here in Dublin, OH, winters are brutal. Last year the cold set in early and hung around until April. I was headed to guitar class with my mom in early March. It was brutally cold that Thursday, somewhere in the 20s, and there was still snow and ice on the roads. When we passed under a bridge, I noticed someone I hadn’t seen before: an emaciated man in a rather thin jacket and a backpack standing away from the edge of the road, under the bridge, taking shelter from the elements. He looked utterly miserable, and it appeared as though his backpack was his only possession. I could tell that he was homeless.
Something about his situation struck me as profoundly wrong. Nobody should be forced to weather winter without any protection. I felt as though society had let that man down. Later, I did some research to see if that man’s situation was an anomaly, or unique. Unfortunately, In 2013, there were over 1,400 homeless people in the Columbus area with almost half of those ending up on the streets every night with no shelter. The realization that these people have to face temperatures below freezing with no shelter whatsoever has spurred me on to find a way to help alleviate this problem.
I’m determined that this winter fewer unfortunate people will have to face the brunt of Dublin’s weather alone. A solid way to make sure people aren’t suffering alone in the cold would be to provide sleeping bags. Just one more homeless person in a sleeping bag is one less person left to sleep in the elements, to potentially fall sick or be incapacitated.
I intend to provide more than one sleeping bag, but I’m going to need your help.
MY GOAL - Raise $3000 to buy and distribute 100 sleeping bag to the homeless by this Thanksgiving.
Can I count on you?
- Anshuman
Organizer
- Anshuman Mishra
- Campaign Owner
Donors
- Guest
- Donated on Oct 25, 2015
- Ananya Mishra
- Donated on Oct 14, 2015
Keep up the good work! You're doing a great job :) -Nani
- Guest
- Donated on Oct 07, 2015
Mission Accomplished
Update posted by Anshuman Mishra at 08:33 pmI'm extremely proud to tell everyone today that this campaign was a complete success. With the generous amounts selflessly donated for this cause, we were able to arrange for a bulk order at a discounted rate from Meijer. Upon this shipment's arrival, we transported all one hundred sleeping bags (it. . . . .
Progress Update #2: One Month Remaining!
Update posted by Anshuman Mishra at 12:19 amThanks to monetary pledges and cash donations, this campaign has just passed the $2000 mark, as we head into the final stage.I've concretely established three sleeping bags I'm thinking of purchasing, and I am currently in contact with agencies downtown regarding the distribution of the bags. I will inform y'all
Progress Update #1: End of Summer
Update posted by Anshuman Mishra at 10:38 pmWhen I started this campaign last month, I had no idea that we would be able to raise as much money as fast as we have. However, yesterday we passed the $1000 dollar mark. This milestone seems to me the best place to begin the next phase of this campaign.. . . . .
Donors & Comments
- Guest
- Donated on Oct 25, 2015
- Ananya Mishra
- Donated on Oct 14, 2015
Keep up the good work! You're doing a great job :) -Nani
- Guest
- Donated on Oct 07, 2015
- Sivakumar Rajendran
- Donated on Oct 04, 2015
Good heart!
- Taylor Barclay
- Donated on Sep 23, 2015
This is a very generous and compassionate cause. Thank you for organizing this effort.
- Kesav T Kesavan
- Donated on Sep 19, 2015
Great to see your passion to help homeless. Good luck with your efforts.
- Priyanka & Saurabh
- Donated on Sep 12, 2015
- Mahesh Bhatt
- Donated on Sep 03, 2015
Anshuman, you are doing fantastic job. Keep it up. I am sure you will raise more than $3000
- Prachee Behera
- Donated on Sep 02, 2015
Hope you reach your goal Anshuman, good luck!
- Puran & Manju Lahoti
- Donated on Sep 02, 2015
Keep up the good work Anshuman.