Rapper Gunna opens free grocery and clothing store for students of his former school [Video]

• Grammy-nominated rapper Gunna has has his own day after the city of South Fulton, Georgia declared Sept. 16 to be ‘Gunna Day.’
• The rapper partnered with nonprofit Goodr to open a free grocery and clothing store inside his former Atlanta middle school.
• “It just makes me feel like I’m doing what needs to be done for my community,” said Gunna.

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The city of South Fulton, Georgia officially declared Sept. 16 to be Gunna Day, and the rapper celebrated by giving back to the town. The same day, Gunna’s Drip Closet opened at his former middle school, Robert McNair Middle School in College Park, an area in the southern part of Atlanta. Everything inside is free for students and their families.

“Amazing. Perfect,” said the rapper as he saw the project unveiled. “This is things I said I was gonna do when I got in a position to do it, so I just gotta follow that.”

Gunna’s project is in collaboration with Atlanta-based nonprofit, Goodr, which works to fight hunger.

“He’s providing a way of life for these families and this is something that is legendary,” said Goodr founder Jasmine Crowe. “I don’t think anything like this has been done before in the city of Atlanta.”

Around 900 students and their families will now have access to nutritious food, snacks, toiletries, shoes, clothing and more. Shelves will be replenished every week, and there are even options for those that are vegetarian or vegan.

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“Since 2018, through his Gunna Great Giveaway Foundation, Gunna has exhibited his efforts to serve the greater good, by hosting free grocery stores in the community and providing over $100,000 in gift cards to families during the pandemic and supplied thousands of families in Houston, Texas with household items after the 2021 historic winter storms,” said Mayor Bill Edwards.

“It just makes me feel like a better person,” Gunna told CBS46. “It makes me feel like I’m doing what needs to be done for my community.”

Crowe tweeted that families can use the app or website to request food and students can shop for their families whenever they need. “This is a dream come true,” tweeted Crowe. “I’ll never forget today and I am so excited to see the results this access will bring. I have so many people to thank and my heart is full.”

Families can use our app or website to request food and students can shop for their families whenever they need. This is a dream come true, I'll never forget today and I am so excited to see the results this access will bring. I have so many people to thank and my heart is full. pic.twitter.com/fXkbRjZdyr— Jasmine Crowe-Houston (@jasminecrowe) September 16, 2021

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