Yesterday Sunday 21st in the city of Mérida in Venezuela, my first ever Steem Powered Social Project turned into reality. @freddy0274 together with his family and a couple of friends, cooked and gave away 100 breakfasts. They did Arepas filled with ham and cheese, and Nestea. It was all given to the relatives of the patients of the HULA Hospital (Hospital Universitario de los Andes).
Everything went smoothly and the people getting the food were very thankful about it. Also Freddy and his family were very happy to be able to help, they felt blessed for having the opportunity to do this (Freddy´s words).
Freddy got the support from one if his neighbors, who lended him her Truck, to carry all the food and the several liters of Nestea. And she told him that the car is available for him next time he needs it for another event like this one.
What I wanted to prove myself is that we can turn our ideas into reality. With Steems Blockchain the possibilities are endless. The fact that we can make instant transactions, to send money to anywhere in the world in 3 seconds and with no fees just blows my mind. Imagine if I had to send Freddy the money to run this event using the traditional methods? It would have increased our costs greatly, reducing our success rate.
So, my point is that we have no excuses. Wether its a Beach Cleanup, planting trees, social projects, recycling projects, food or even water donations, all is possible to achieve with Steemit. You can do remote funding, connect with people in areas in need, organize whatever you want to do. With Steemit, you can connect with people from all over the world and you can send them funds in seconds. So... if that is not POWER TO THE PEOPLE then what is it?
I feel like now we have the chance to really make a change, leave a mark, do something about it. About whatever thing that is bugging you, you now have the tools to transform the reality, and turn it into a nicer one.
We are planning our next event for next Sunday, this time giving away 200 breakfasts.
Here are some pictures from todays event, hope you like them!
This is almost all the food that @freddy0274 bought to cook 100 breakfasts)
Freddys mom filling the Arepas (with ham and cheese)
Freddys mom and sister doing the cooking.
Looking good! :)
Done!
Now giving them away outside of the Hospital.
Everyone quietly waiting for their turn.
I want to thank @freddy0274, his family and friends for all what they did today. They put a lot of effort into this, getting up super early in the morning so the people would be getting freshly cooked food. They also arranged many things, like buying all the food, and going to the Hospital to give it to the people. I really appreciate your help guys, and really hope we can make this a weekly thing.
Thanks everyone for reading and for the support!
