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Feed 110 families each week at the Thursday Table in Abuja
The the Thursday Table pantry in Abuja is running low just as demand rises; $400 will stock it for 12 weeks.
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Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Wednesday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 29 families, and now we feed 110 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 31% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 16 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Abuja market and keep every receipt.
Each $10 feeds a family of four for a week.
I'll post the weekly shopping receipts and a photo of the shelves each Sunday.
Where the $400 goes:
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $145
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $210
• Refrigeration and electricity: $45
Thanks for being kind about this.
Updates from Lola
Small update. $28 so far, we've started the first stage.
- Sanjay T. Saxena 🇮🇳 · $75
- Samir Slimani 🇪🇬 · $20
“Thought of Lola all day after reading this. - Cairo”
- Stella Marshall 🇦🇺 · $13
- Rashid Aziz 🇺🇸 · $10
- Mukesh R. Verma 🇬🇧 · $10
- Bunga Novi Susanto 🇮🇩 · $5
“Every little bit. Please keep us posted. - Medan”
- Anonymous 🇸🇦 · $5
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Hang in there, Lola. Looking forward to the next update. Wish I lived closer to Pretoria so I could bring a meal. Love from Jodhpur.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Lola
So sorry you're going through this, Lola. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
Keep going. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Wish I lived closer to Varanasi so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Abuja