Amagugu ethu: izinsuku eziyi-12 zomusa
Abantu baseTriangle bahlangana ngomoya wokuphana
Ngemuva kwazo zonke izinxushunxushu nobuhlanya buka-2020, saba nomuzwa wokuthi unyaka omdala kufanele uhambe ngegagasi lomusa nethemba. Ngakho-ke umkhankaso wethu Wezinsuku Eziyi-12 Zomusa ukhuthaze amabhizinisi nabantu ngabanye kulo lonke elase-Triangle ukuthi benze izenzo zomusa ezingahleliwe, bazithumele ezinkundleni zokuxhumana nge-#cht12days hashtag, futhi bacele abangani babo benkundla yezokuxhumana ukuthi bavotele izintandokazi zabo.
Manje sithanda ukuzwakalisa ukubonga kwethu okukhulu kubo bonke ababambe iqhaza. Besihlezi sazi ukuthi imiphakathi yethu inemfudumalo, iyasamukela futhi ibandakanya wonke umuntu, kodwa ukupha nomusa osibonisile kusenze sazizwa sijabule ngendlela emangalisayo.
Kusukela ngoNovemba 15 kuya kuDisemba 24, imisebenzi emihle engaphezu kuka-25 yathunyelwa ngabantu ngabanye nezinkampani kuwo wonke umphakathi wethu. Ngokungenela ngakunye okulethwayo, sasigajwe ukubonga kanye nenjabulo yomkhosi. Nakuba zonke izinto ezisetshenziswayo zifudumeza izinhliziyo zethu, ezinye zazigqama ngokukhethekile.
U-Steve F. wavolontiya ohlelweni lwe-Compass for the Safe Homes for Women and Families, oluhlinzeka ngamafulethi abasinde odlameni kanye nemindeni ehlangabezane nodlame lwasekhaya. Inhlangano ibidinga ukwesekwa okwengeziwe ngesikhathi sodlame lwe-COVID-19 futhi ngokuqinisekile yenza umthelela omuhle nonenjongo emphakathini wethu.
Elinye lamakhasimende ethu eNyuvesi, elazi ngokuthi uGonzo, lisiza ngokunakekela abahlali baseChapel Hill abangenamakhaya. Ngemva kokukhuluma noGonzo, ithimba le-University of Chapel Hill Tyre's University Place linqume ukuqoqa izinto ezifana nezingubo zangaphansi ezishisayo nokudla obekudingeka kakhulu ukuze kunikelwe leli khaya lezintandane. Umnikelo wabo usize abantu abangaphezu kuka-50.
Akufanele siphelelwe yisikhathi, ithimba lethu lase-Woodcroft Mall lithumele ukufudumala kweholide ku-Durham Rescue Mission. Banikele ngamajazi angaphezu kuka-100 aqoqwe kubasebenzi baseChapel Hill Tire, abangani nomakhelwane ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nesidingo esikhulu sasebusika seMission.
Futhi e-Wake County, isitolo sethu se-Atlantic Avenue sagcwala iloli nokudla kwezinja ukuze siphakele abangane bethu abanoboya endaweni yokukhosela yeNhlangano Yokuvimbela Unya Ezilwaneni.
Abantu abambalwa babambe iqhaza ku-Lee Initiative, uhlelo oluhlinzeka ngokudla kubasebenzi bezindawo zokudlela abangasebenzi noma abangaqashiwe ngokugcwele ngalesi sikhathi esinzima. Njengoba izindawo zokudlela zivalwa kaningi noma izihlalo zilinganiselwe phakathi nezinyanga zasebusika, lokhu kuphana kwezwakala abaningi ababeswele.
Izinsuku eziyi-12 kusukela ngomhlaka-13 kuZibandlela kuya zingama-24, amalungu ethu amema abangani bawo benkundla yezokuxhumana ukuthi bavotele isenzo sabo somusa ukuze bathole umnikelo ovela kithi oya enhlanganweni abayintandokazi yabo. Sebebonke, bangaphezu kuka-17,400 amavoti afakiwe. I-Refugee Support Centre iqede kuqala, ithola umnikelo ka-$3,000 kumavoti abo angu-4,900. Endaweni yesibili ngamavoti angu-4,300 2,000, iChristmas House ithole umnikelo ka-$1,700. Futhi iphume isithathu ngamavoti angu-1,000, i-Compass Center for Women and Families Safe Homes Save Lives ithole umnikelo ka-$XNUMX.
Besilindele ukuthi kuzoba mnandi kakhulu futhi sibonise wonke umuntu ukuthi le yindawo enhle yokuhlala, egcwele abantu abahle. Sibonga kakhulu ngomusa nokuphana komphakathi wethu kulesi sikhathi samaholidi, futhi sizizwa sikhuthazeke ngendlela emangalisayo ukuqhubeka nokupha nokusiza labo abaswele.
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