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Feed 130 families each week at the Thursday Table in Riverside

Kinsley runs a volunteer pantry feeding 130 families; this fund restocks shelves for the summer.

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Kinsley L. Hopkins
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Riverside
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Friday from the back of a community center. We started with 21 families, and now we feed 130 each week. Donations have dropped by about 36% this summer, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 12 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Riverside market and keep every receipt. Each $40 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 $1,900 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,150 • Baby formula and diapers: $420 • Refrigeration and electricity: $330 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure. - Kinsley
#food-pantry#hunger#volunteer-led#food

Updates from Kinsley

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($280 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely. - Kinsley

  2. Quick update: $230 raised so far (12%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Update from Riverside: I made the first payment toward rice, beans, flour and oil. We're at 8% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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    “Hope this helps. Thought of Kinsley all day after reading this. - Belo Horizonte”

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    “You got this. Saw your post and had to give. - Dresden”

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  • Adriana Maria Marques 🇧🇷 · $10
  • Teresa R. Chávez 🇨🇴 · $50
  • Kinsley Chambers 🇬🇧 · $20

    “Wishing you the best. Hope the June deadline works out. - Southampton”

  • Vani M. Gurjar 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Susanne Lena Arnold 🇩🇪 · $50

    “Thought of Kinsley all day after reading this. - Leipzig”

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  • Amit S. Mittal

    Keep going, Kinsley. Hope you get there. Love from Hồ Chí Minh City.

    • Damilola Shittu

      Stay strong, Kinsley. Hope this works out for you

      • Shirley E. Howard

        praying for you, Kinsley. It takes guts to ask. Well done. All the best

        • Dawid Duda

          Great idea, hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Auckland so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Riverside

          • Yasmin Lubna Darwish

            you're not alone. It takes guts to ask. Well done. It's not much but it's yours

            • Venkat M. Kamath

              You're not alone. Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Riverside.

              • Alina Galina MaksimovPhoto verified

                Shared this with my family. After 25 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Blessings.

                • Mariko Naoko Murata

                  Hope it all works out, Kinsley. This could happen to any of us. We're a small family in Ikeja but we're thinking of you. Blessings.

                  • Radha C. Randhawa

                    Sending love, Kinsley. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer

                    • Jorge A. VillalobosAddress verified

                      Wishing you the best, Kinsley. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.

                      • Ika Kirana Kurniawan

                        Good luck, Kinsley. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer

                        • Iván T. Herrera

                          More neighborhoods should do this. Greetings from Bergamo.

                          $547.50 raised of $1,900

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