Nas Gives Back, So Can We

By: Reign Boxley-Martin

Nas recently started the Crowdtilt Campaign to help raise money for the family of Stanley Young, a widowed father of eight living in a Holiday Inn after they lost their home in a fire.  

Time is running out for Young and his eight children, as they will have to vacate their hotel by August 13^th.  Young has reached out to every resource available to him, including his church and has simply run out of options.

As of last week, the campaign was less than $3,000 away from its $50,000 goal bringing the Young family that much closer to having a permanent home.  The CrowdTilt Campaign exceeded their goal by more than $10,000 over the weekend! 

“I am also a single father, and we don’t get enough credit in this country. I’m committed to helping Stanley and his eight (yes 8!) kids. Moreover, I believe and hope that we should all, as a community, come together to help our fellow American men and women when they need us in desperate situations like this. See if you can’t find a few dollars to help the Youngs get back on their feet with me. We need to raise enough to extend their stay, and maybe even afford a down payment on a new house or something.”

                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                           -Nas on the CrowdTilt Campaign

What makes this story so amazing is the knowledge that this is not the first time that Nas has stepped up to give back.  Nas has also helped UNICEF with giving aid to the Horn of Africa and worked with Saving our Daughters ‘ 8^th Annual Bratz Doll Drive in New York.

One can’t help but to commend Nas on his efforts to give back to those in need.  The sheer fact that he is calling on the community to come together to help gives a sense of hope for the future, and serves as motivation for myself to find another way to give back to the community.

If Nas can do it between traveling the world, performances and everything else on his plate, then so can we.  While we all work hard for the material things and opportunities that come our way, think of the impact an entire community could make if everyone did a little something to help those in need.

Want to contribute to the cause?  There are only a few days left!

 

Visit www.crowdtilt.com/campaigns/help-the-young-family/description to donate.

If giving back to this particular cause is not your cup of tea, then I encourage you to find one that you are passionate about.  Maybe you enjoy working with children, or serving hot meals to the elderly or homeless.  There are organizations in most cities that cater to each of these causes and are often searching for volunteers.  Finding these organizations are as simple as visiting www.volunteermatch.org, typing “Volunteer Organizations in Your City” into Google Search or perusing the Yellow Pages of your city’s phone book.

So, what are you waiting for?

About to be there, about to do that…about to live that life, just saying.