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Feed 126 families each week at the Sunday Shelf in Gujranwala

The the Sunday Shelf pantry in Gujranwala is running low just as demand rises; $450 will stock it for 7 weeks.

🇵🇰 Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan679 views
Hira Ayesha Ismail
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Gujranwala
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Saturday from the back of a community center. We started with 20 families, and now we feed 126 each week. Donations have dropped by about 58% this summer, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 13 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Gujranwala market and keep every receipt. Each $5 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 $450 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $260 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $100 • Baby formula and diapers: $45 • Refrigeration and electricity: $45 Thanks for being kind about this. - Hira
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Updates from Hira

  1. We're at 36% thanks to 8 of you. I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

  2. Small update. $105 so far, I made the first payment toward baby formula and diapers.

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    “You got this! - Swansea”

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    “Hope things get better. My colleague told me about this one. - Manila”

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    “Good luck. Gave what I could this week. - Faisalabad”

  • Nicholas White 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Hope it all works out. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Toledo”

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    “Hope the May deadline works out. - Riyadh”

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    “Best of luck. From Juazeiro do Norte with love.”

  • Rin Imai 🇯🇵 · $15

    “Take care of yourselves. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Tokyo”

  • Comfort Mercy Danjuma 🇳🇬 · $10

    “Small amount but sent with love. - Bonny”

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  • Himari AbeQuestion

    How is Hira doing now?

    • Umar Moin Hashmi

      Keep going, Hira. This could happen to any of us. Put this on a community board in Biratnagar this morning. God bless!

      • Marilyn F. CurtisQuestion

        is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Hira

        • Hira Ayesha IsmailOwnerAnswer

          The list at the bottom is the whole picture. rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale) is the biggest at $260. Happy to explain more.

      • Lorenzo G. Castillo

        Stay strong. Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Gujranwala

        • Rani B. Sood

          Hope things get better soon, Hira. I hope things turn around soon.

          • Douglas G. Kirby

            Best of luck, Hira. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Dallas

            $260 raised of $450

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