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Feed 122 families each week at the Thursday Table in Tehuacán

Josefa runs a volunteer pantry feeding 122 families; this fund restocks shelves for the winter.

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Josefa C. Valdez
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Tehuacán
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Saturday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 9 families, and now we feed 122 each week. Donations have dropped by about 43% this winter, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 10 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Tehuacán market and keep every receipt. Each $15 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 $950 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $710 • Refrigeration and electricity: $65 • Baby formula and diapers: $175 Glad we found this place. - Josefa

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  • Umesh Pawan Regmi 🇳🇵 · $100
  • Ping Dong Liang 🇺🇸 · $80
  • Hassan Farhan Javed 🇵🇰 · $75
  • Yogita W. Bhavsar 🇮🇳 · $75
  • Joshua N. Torres 🇵🇭 · $75
  • Sawsan Sawsan Wahba 🇪🇬 · $66.50
  • Anonymous 🇪🇬 · $56

    “Stay strong. Only $56 but hope it helps. - Shubra”

  • Leonardo C. Galindo 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Michael Rotimi Mba 🇳🇬 · $50
  • Elias T. Calloway 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Matthew S. Yang 🇦🇺 · $37.50
  • Leo M. Nelson 🇺🇸 · $30

    “Rooting for you. Shared with friends too. - Ann Arbor”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
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  • Kaylee Hansen 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Smit Desai 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Alyona Maryna Egorov 🇺🇦 · $25
  • Gianna K. Leonard 🇺🇸 · $24

    “Only $24 but hope it helps. - Buffalo”

  • Leo F. Marquez 🇵🇭 · $20
  • Maya N. Harris 🇬🇧 · $20

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  • Hope things get better soon, Josefa. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer

    • Wishing you the best. Great idea, hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Blessings.

      • Rooting for you, Josefa. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. God bless.

        • Rajeshwari R. RajuPhoto verified

          Stay strong, Josefa. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. God bless

          • Sending strength, Josefa. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Sent it to 20 people at work.

            • more neighborhoods should do this. After 26 years in construction I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Love from Berlin

              • Natalia P. ElliottPhoto verified

                Keep going, Josefa. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Tehuacán.

                • I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Love from Sydney.

                  • reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Rawalpindi.

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