These girls have collected over 900 kilograms of food for hungry Londoners [Video]
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These girls have collected over 900 kilograms of food for hungry Londoners [Video]

Melike Akin knows what it’s like to need the food bank. 

When her family first moved to Canada, the London Food Bank helped them a lot, the 12-year-old said. 

“Now that I’m older, I want to give back to people,” said Akin.

Akin and seven friends, who call themselves the Goodness Angels, have collected over 900 kilograms of non-perishable food for the London Food Bank, going door-to-door to about 1,250 homes. They’ve held two food drives so far — one in January in north London so far — one in January and another last Sunday.. 

Leyla Cetintas, Melike Akin and Neva Yuksel are all part of the Goodness Angels, who’ve collected 2,000 pounds of food for the London Food Bank. (Submitted by Nebi Akin)

The eight 11 to 13-year-old girls are part of a Turkish community group that meets weekly to share their language and culture — and dream up …

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