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Feed 135 families each week at Neighbors' Pantry in Los Angeles
The Neighbors' Pantry pantry in Los Angeles is running low just as demand rises; $3,600 will stock it for 7 weeks.
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Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Tuesday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 18 families, and now we feed 135 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 34% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 6 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Los Angeles market and keep every receipt.
Each $50 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $3,600 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,500
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,400
• Baby formula and diapers: $380
• Refrigeration and electricity: $320
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
- John
Updates from John
Update from Los Angeles: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 11% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
We're at 9% thanks to 3 of you. the plan for fresh vegetables and fruit is now scheduled. More news soon.
- Bảo Việt Vuong 🇺🇸 · $5
- Emilia Michalski 🇵🇱 · $25
“Wishing you the best. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Radom”
- Osama Waleed Al-Farsi 🇬🇧 · $30
- Dinda Rahayu Salim 🇮🇩 · $77
- Lertchai Sakda Boonmee 🇹🇭 · $10
“Keep your head up. - Khon Kaen”
- Min-ho Tae-yang Yang 🇰🇷 · $50
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $250
- Jorge S. Cruz 🇲🇽 · $10
“Wishing you the best. Thought of John all day after reading this. - Ciudad de México”
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Good luck, John. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Blessings.