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Tanuki

(15,992 posts) Sat Sep 28, 2024, 08:33 PM Sep 2024

Yassin Falafel steps up to provide meals and more in East TN post-Helene

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Yassin Falafel steps up to provide meals and more in East TN post-Helene (Original Post) Tanuki Sep 2024 OP

More about Yassin, restauranteur and humanitarian: Tanuki Sep 2024 #1

Tell me more about the evil immigrants. Let's hear it, republicans..if you dare Deuxcents Sep 2024 #2

Yassin himself said it best: 😸 Tanuki Sep 2024 #4

People like this keep me breathing Leghorn21 Sep 2024 #3

Tanuki

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1. More about Yassin, restauranteur and humanitarian:

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Sat Sep 28, 2024, 08:40 PM

Sep 2024

https://seedsandbridges.org/

"Seeds & Bridges is Yassin’s new non-profit vision, named so because he says that seeds grow into thriving plants and bridges connect communities.

Yassin has continually sown seeds in his Falafel House as he has lifted his employees to rebuild lives after seasons of despair.

He has also built bridges with the community in the years he has been in Knoxville, being named Reader’s Digest “Nicest Place in America” and awarded the 2018 Rotary Peace Prize.

Yassin who came to the United States and Knoxville from Syria says, “I came here with nothing and so many people helped me. I want to help others and I want the community to keep repeating this after me.”...(more)