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Feed 124 families each week at the Second Helping in Half-Way Tree
The the Second Helping pantry in Half-Way Tree is running low just as demand rises; $1,000 will stock it for 12 weeks.
🇯🇲 Half-Way Tree, Saint Andrew, Jamaica749 views
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Wednesday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 18 families, and now we feed 124 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 41% this winter, 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 Half-Way Tree market and keep every receipt.
Each $10 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $1,000 goes:
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $250
• Baby formula and diapers: $210
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $540
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Sherika
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- Catalin Sorin Florea 🇷🇴 · $100
“Been where you're, it gets better. - Cluj-Napoca”
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“Rooting for you. Thought of Sherika all day after reading this. - Mumbai”
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- Sipho F R. Govender 🇿🇦 · $30
- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $25
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Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Sherika.
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. fresh vegetables and fruit comes first ($250) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Thanks for looking so closely.
This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Akron so I could bring a meal. Love from Munich.
Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. We're a small family in Caxias do Sul but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Caxias do Sul
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Half-Way Tree.
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about fresh vegetables and fruit, advice is welcome too.
a colleague of mine might know someone for this in Saint Andrew. I'll ask around and let you know
good luck, Sherika. This could happen to any of us. God bless
how is Sherika doing now?
Best of luck, Sherika. Great idea, hope you get there.
keep going. I hope things turn around soon. Love from Adama.
Looking forward to the next update. After 18 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
best of luck, Sherika. Hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours. All the best.
You're not alone, Sherika. More neighborhoods should do this. We're a small family in Pune but we're thinking of you. Love from Pune.