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First shipments! WOW! Thanks to my little sister for helping! #shutdownscrubs #gratefulheart #bestsister pic.twitter.com/FpToiBTEDj

— Bella Berrellez (@BellaBerrellez) January 5, 2019

Bella, who is partially blind, is using her profits to help grow her company and help others. She recently donated $100 to Nourish Now, a nonprofit organization that collects food from donors like restaurants and cafeterias and distributes it to families in need.

Thanks @nourishnow for all the good work you do in our community. I loved touring your warehouse & am grateful for the opportunity to make a donation through the proceeds of Bella’s Sweet Scrubs. #sweetscrubs #girlCEO #kidphilanthropist #foodbank #foodrecycling #shutdownstories pic.twitter.com/0ICL0MCNWO

— Bella Berrellez (@BellaBerrellez) January 11, 2019

Bella's donation will allow the charity to hand out an additional 200 meals, according to Brett Myers, who founded the Maryland-based charity in 2011.

\"We’ve seen an increase in families who are on furlough calling [for help] every day,\" he said. \"Fortunately we have people like Bella who really help out and restaurants are calling to donate more and the community at large is asking how they can help.\"

Myers added, \"The shutdown is something that is so eye-opening and is affecting so many people. You see it every day.\"

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Jessica Berrellez
PHOTO: Bella Berrellez, 11, delivers some of her handmade sugar body scrubs.
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Bella learned about the shutdown because she watches the news every morning while having breakfast, according to her mom. The family has since had discussions about how they are affected and how they can help others.

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PHOTO: Bella Berrellez, 11, was inspired to start her own business after her mom, a federal worker, was furloughed.
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\"I’m really proud of myself and I’m really happy that I have supportive parents and the chance to do this,\" Bella said. \"I’m also thinking of expanding it and making different things like lip gloss and soaps.\"

Though the Berrellez family is able to get by during the shutdown because they are a dual-income family, Bella's business has provided a \"positive, fun distraction\" during the long days of uncertainty.

Bella's mom said her daughter's entrepreneurial pursuit has made her realize how aware children are of what's going on around them and how much they want to help.

\"All I think is they should reopen the government because I want my mom to go back to work,\" Bella said.

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