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Feed 121 families each week at Bread & Beans Kitchen in Belfast

Hazel runs a volunteer pantry feeding 121 families; this fund restocks shelves for the school holidays.

🇬🇧 Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom1,284 views
Hazel Stanley
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Belfast
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Monday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 8 families, and now we feed 121 each week. Donations have dropped by about 54% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 20 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Belfast market and keep every receipt. Each $30 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $2,600 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,200 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $590 • Baby formula and diapers: $490 • Refrigeration and electricity: $320 Every share and every dollar helps.

Updates from Hazel

  1. Update from Belfast: I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. We're at 26% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  • Lars Sander Hendriks 🇳🇱 · $5
  • Weston Haynes 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $75
  • Sipho J. Fortuin 🇿🇦 · $15
  • Meenakshi J. Sastry 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Praying for you. Shared with friends too. - Madurai”

  • Naveen P. Swamy 🇮🇳 · $8

    “Keep your head up. Only $8 but hope it helps. - Rohini”

  • Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $70.50
  • Waleed Waleed Kassem 🇨🇦 · $16.50

    “All the best. From Victoria with love. - Victoria”

  • Solomon Samuel Manu 🇬🇭 · $10

    “Stay strong. From Kumasi with love. - Kumasi”

  • Fernanda A. Robles 🇺🇸 · $5

    “All the best. Shared with friends too. - Bellevue”

  • Jayden F. Daniels 🇺🇸 · $6.50
  • Ana Ingrid Batista 🇧🇷 · $5
  • Iwan Hendra Siregar 🇮🇩 · $30

    “Take care of yourselves. Please keep us posted. - Surakarta”

  • Deirdre G. Byrne 🇮🇪 · $100

    “Best of luck. Thought of Hazel all day after reading this. - Limerick”

  • Rotimi Michael Obi 🇳🇬 · $25
  • Letícia Camila Medeiros 🇧🇷 · $8.50
  • Dayo Festus Okafor 🇳🇬 · $25

    “You got this. Hope the May deadline works out. - Ogbomosho”

  • Faisal Badawi 🇪🇬 · $20
  • Kemi Chidinma Jimoh 🇳🇬 · $10

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  • Shared it with a few friends. Love from São Paulo.

    • You're not alone, Hazel. More neighborhoods should do this. Don't give up

      • wishing you peace, Hazel. This could happen to any of us. I hope May is when things finally get easier. Greetings from El Paso

        • is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Hazel.

          • Hazel StanleyOwnerAnswerID verified

            It's all in the list in the story. rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale) is the big one at $1,200, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Let me know if you want more detail.

        • hope things get better soon, Hazel. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My neighbor in Manila donated after I showed her your page. God bless.

          • Sending strength, Hazel. Looking forward to the next update. I'm in teaching myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you

            • Sending love. This could happen to any of us. After 18 years in teaching I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Take care.

              • You're not alone. Hope this works out for you. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. All the best

                • So sorry you're going through this, Hazel. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I'll check back for the next update.

                  • Hope it all works out, Hazel. More neighborhoods should do this. After 18 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

                    • Hope things get better soon, Hazel. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Belfast.

                      • Dina Malak KhouryPhoto verified

                        Thanks for sharing this, Hazel. Hope this works out for you. We're a small family in London but we're thinking of you.

                        • So sorry you're going through this. This could happen to any of us. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings

                          • take care, Hazel. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Ciudad de México.

                            • hang in there, Hazel. Hope this works out for you. All the best

                              • Keep going. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Wish I lived closer to Guadalajara so I could bring a meal.

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