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Tanuki

(15,396 posts) Sat Sep 28, 2024, 07:33 PM Sep 28

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Yassin Falafel steps up to provide meals and more in East TN post-Helene

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Yassin Falafel steps up to provide meals and more in East TN post-Helene (Original Post) Tanuki Sep 28 OP

More about Yassin, restauranteur and humanitarian: Tanuki Sep 28 #1

Tell me more about the evil immigrants. Let's hear it, republicans..if you dare Deuxcents Sep 28 #2

Yassin himself said it best: 😸 Tanuki Sep 28 #4

People like this keep me breathing Leghorn21 Sep 28 #3

Tanuki

(15,396 posts)

1. More about Yassin, restauranteur and humanitarian:

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Sat Sep 28, 2024, 07:40 PM

Sep 28

https://seedsandbridges.org/

"Seeds & Bridges is Yassin’s new non-profit vision, named so because he says that seeds grow into thriving plants and bridges connect communities.

Yassin has continually sown seeds in his Falafel House as he has lifted his employees to rebuild lives after seasons of despair.

He has also built bridges with the community in the years he has been in Knoxville, being named Reader’s Digest “Nicest Place in America” and awarded the 2018 Rotary Peace Prize.

Yassin who came to the United States and Knoxville from Syria says, “I came here with nothing and so many people helped me. I want to help others and I want the community to keep repeating this after me.”...(more)

Deuxcents

(20,129 posts)

2. Tell me more about the evil immigrants. Let's hear it, republicans..if you dare

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Sat Sep 28, 2024, 07:43 PM

Sep 28

Tanuki

(15,396 posts)

4. Yassin himself said it best: 😸

Reply to Deuxcents (Reply #2)

Sat Sep 28, 2024, 08:47 PM

Sep 28

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Leghorn21

(13,753 posts)

3. People like this keep me breathing

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Sat Sep 28, 2024, 08:19 PM

Sep 28

Many thanks for posting, Tanuki 🙏❤️

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