Hi everyone. My name is Mari Copeny, more commonly known as Little Miss Flint. I am a youth advocate, activist, and a kid from Flint that loves to go over and beyond for the kids in my community.

This is my 10th year of service to my community and has also proven to be my most difficult year yet. While the needs of the kids in my community rise exponentially, it is becoming even harder to get support.

Despite the number of events I do for my community, it is almost impossible to get support from my community, and I have to depend on supporters from all around the country.

Right now, I am working on multiple projects, including my daily project of feeding 40-100 local kids every single day, prepping for my annual events (Easter, Back to School, Halloween, and the biggest event, Christmas). I also would like to do a summer event giving away bikes, scooters, and other outdoor toys to local kids to enjoy a fun and safe summer.

In January of this year, my charity storage unit, where we store everything for my events, was broken into and burglarized/vandalized. They stole about 80% of what we had in there, and what they didn't steal, they completely destroyed.

This fund is to help cover:

- To cover storage rent for the remainder of the year.

- To help cover #OpSnack (feeding 40-100 local kids every day after school and on the weekends).

- Start collecting school backpacks and school supplies.

- Purchase the supplies that were stolen, including tables, a bounce house, a bubble house, a bullhorn, and more.

- Purchasing toys on clearance to put away for Easter next year and Christmas this year.

- Start purchasing sneakers, socks, and underwear for my back-to-school event (the biggest cost that parents struggle with for back to school).

-Purchase a deep freezer to have ice cream and popsicles available to the local kids free all summer long

-Be able to support other kids in my. community that want to do their own projects but are struggling to get the support from the community just like I do.