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Feed 115 families each week at the Second Helping in Warsaw

The the Second Helping pantry in Warsaw is running low just as demand rises; $1,450 will stock it for 12 weeks.

🇵🇱 Warsaw, Masovia, Poland2,245 views
Teresa Teresa Wójcik
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Warsaw
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Thursday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 18 families, and now we feed 115 each week. Donations have dropped by about 52% this summer, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 9 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Warsaw market and keep every receipt. Each $20 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $1,450 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $770 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $450 • Baby formula and diapers: $140 • Refrigeration and electricity: $90 Every share and every dollar helps. - Teresa
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Updates from Teresa

  1. Quick update: $886 raised so far (61%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($446 in total) I made the first payment toward rice, beans, flour and oil. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Update from Warsaw: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 23% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Lester T. Velasco 🇵🇭 · $79
  • Fernanda M. Romero 🇺🇸 · $10

    “All the best. - Philadelphia”

  • Omolara Esther Obi 🇳🇬 · $10

    “Be well. From Nnewi with love. - Nnewi”

  • Kylie N. Jacobs 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Diệp Như Hoang 🇻🇳 · $15

    “Rooting for you. I'm in Cầu Giấy, thinking of you.”

  • Cooper Jefferson 🇺🇸 · $71
  • Liton Imran Rashid 🇧🇩 · $10
  • Solomon Getachew Kassa 🇪🇹 · $5
  • Hadi Abdullah Zerrouki 🇸🇦 · $20
  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $50
  • Patricia G. Macías 🇪🇸 · $20
  • Magdalini Magdalini Tzortzis 🇬🇷 · $100
  • Sani Yusuf 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Justine Jade Lacroix 🇨🇦 · $25

    “From my family to yours. Small amount but sent with love. - Sydney”

  • Emma Alice Rey 🇫🇷 · $10
  • Eliane Daniela Bezerra 🇧🇷 · $75

    “Happy to help. Only $75 but hope it helps. - São Paulo”

  • Paloma W. Soto 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Aditi M. Tripathi 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Every little bit. My neighbor told me about this one. - Nagpur”

  • Kurniawan Suryadi 🇮🇩 · $15

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Teresa all day after reading this. - Jakarta Selatan”

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  • Edilene Renata Machado

    Take care, Teresa. Shared it with a few friends. Take care.

    • Rodrigo S. Vega

      Your post was clear and honest. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Warsaw.

      • Vasyl Andriy Baranov

        Sending good thoughts. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in

        • Marcos P. NavaPhoto verified

          Praying for you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I have a 5 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Love from Gondar.

          • Mateusz Maciej Szymański

            Great idea, hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Bronx.

            $1,181 raised of $1,450

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