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(Freddie Gibbs Performs At The Soundset Festival 2015; Photo by Scott Heins)
Freddie Gibbs has always kept the closest of ties to his hometown of Gary, Indiana, and in a new, noble campaign the MC hopes to raise $3,000 for school supplies that will go to the city's kids--a boost that might make all the difference in helping a child meet their own potential. Gibbs has started a GoFundMe page with a goal set at $3,000, all of which will be donated to the School Supply Giveaway of Gary (SSGA). "Growing up in Gary there was little opportunity for a kid like me to make something of myself," Gibbs (who just had a beautiful baby girl) wrote on the fund's main page. "Not having the basic supplies that every other kid in any other city had left a lot of us with little motivation to do well in school and turned a lot of us to darker paths."
Those who donate can rest assured that the SSGA is an entirely non-profit organization; every last dime will go toward buying backpacks, notebooks, writing utensils and so much more. "There's a lot of kids in Gary that are really at a disadvantage without that," Gibbs said in a video announcing the crowdfunding campaign. This is one cause that all rap fans--scratch that, all people everywhere--can get behind. Hats off to you, Freddie.
Read more and DONATE to Freddie Gibbs's Gary, Indiana school supplies campaign here.
