Help 100 Families Celebrate Christmas with Food and Hope

Last Christmas, your kindness helped me feed over 100 families in Nigeria. This year, I’m doing it again — but this time, we’re giving complete food bags filled with rice, oil, seasoning, and stew items so families can enjoy a real Christmas meal together.

I grew up in a large family where food was never certain. Many Christmases, we depended on neighbors for a meal. I know firsthand what it means to go hungry on a day meant for joy — and I want to change that for others.

Each food bag costs just $15 and can feed a family of 4–6. Every dollar you give helps put food on a table and smiles on faces this Christmas. Together, we can make sure 100 families celebrate with joy, love, and a warm meal. ❤️

Why This Matters

Growing up in Nigeria as one of 9 children, food was never certain. My parents had to choose between feeding us and paying school fees. Many times, we survived on hope and the kindness of neighbors. Christmas was the only time we dreamed of eating chicken — and even that wasn’t always possible.

Those childhood experiences shaped who I am today. Now, as a Nigerian immigrant living in the U.S., I’ve seen how far love and small acts of giving can go. I may be far away, but my heart remains close to home — to the many families who still face the same struggles my family once did.

I remember what it felt like to go to bed hungry on Christmas Day, wishing things were different. And that’s why I started this — to make sure no child has to feel that way again.

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What Your Donation Does

Every $15 you give will provide one family with a food bag containing:

• Rice

• Oil

• Seasoning

• Tomatoes or stew ingredients

• A small note of love and encouragement ❤️

The goal is to reach at least 100 families this Christmas. Distribution will be done one week before Christmas through trusted volunteers in my hometown and nearby communities.

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How You Can Help

✨ $15 = feeds 1 family

✨ $45 = feeds 3 families

✨ $75 = feeds 5 families

✨ $150 = feeds 10 families

No gift is too small — every contribution brings joy to a home that might otherwise go without a Christmas meal.

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From My Heart to Yours

Last year, you helped turn a small idea into a wave of joy. I still receive messages from families who said that chicken made their Christmas. This year, we can make an even bigger impact by giving full meals — not just food, but love, dignity, and hope.

Thank you for being part of this journey again. Together, we can remind families that even from “beyond the red earth,” kindness still finds its way home. ❤️

— Assumpta Agbams

Author “Beyond the Red Earth”