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COURIER LIFE, DECEMBER 17-23, 2021 15
Holiday
Brooklyn teen raises
thousands for community
BY JADA CAMILLE
A young Brooklyn
do-gooder is serving his
community this holiday
season with food pantries,
farm stands, and
giveaways — and this
isn’t the teenage altruist’s
fi rst time lending a
helping hand.
Obocho Peters, who
is now nearly 13 years
old, began his budding
philanthropic endeavors
by selling gently
used clothes and shoes
at the age of nine, while
using the funds to buy
toys for families who
couldn’t afford them.
Now, four years
later, Peters has shifted
gears.
Along with his
mom Sasha, Peters had
planned to host an Oktoberfest
Pop-up Pantry,
where they would give
out fresh produce and
meals — but instead, the
mother-son duo hosted a
free farm stand, where
they gave out over 25 turkeys
for Thanksgiving to
needy locals struggling
this holiday season.
“I did not raise
enough money to have
the Oktoberfest Pop-
Up Pantry… but it does
not discourage me/
us,” Peters wrote on
his GoFundMe page,
which collected nearly
four thousand dollars.
“With your continued
support, I can offer my
community a successful
Thanksgiving popup
pantry…It’s not easy,
but I won’t give up.”
During the month of
December, Obocho will
turn 13 — and he wants
to celebrate his entry
into the teens with a
Christmas brunch with
his supporters and donors.
“They’ll get to get
dressed up and come
out and we’ll serve them
hot food,” said his mom,
Sasha. “This kid, again,
on his 13th birthday,
wants to celebrate with
the community.”
Obocho’s benevolence
even landed him
on the TIME’s and Nickelodeon’s
top 50 choices
for the “Kid of the Year”
award — a prestigious
national honor, which
highlights the good
work of kids around the
country.
“We received an
email that he made it
into the top 50, which
is a huge deal out of all
of the kids that were
also nominated,” said
Sasha. “For him to
make it into the top 50
was very exciting and
motivating for him.”
Obocho’s GoFundMe
is still accepting donations
for his future food
pantry initiatives, and
he encourages all to
contribute.
Community organizer Obocho
Peters gives back to his
community through various
ongoing food drives and
online collections — many
of which center around the
holidays. GoFundMe
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