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Feed 137 families each week at Community Pantry in Manila
Angelica runs a volunteer pantry feeding 137 families; this fund restocks shelves for the winter.
🇵🇭 1008, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines1,218 views
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Monday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 18 families, and now we feed 137 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 58% this winter, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 7 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Manila 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 $500 goes:
• Refrigeration and electricity: $40
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $280
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $180
Glad we found this place.
- Angelica
Updates from Angelica
We're at 5% thanks to 2 of you. I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($24 in total) the plan for refrigeration and electricity is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Update from Manila: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 2% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us. - Angelica
- Lucy Rose Mussa 🇰🇪 · $43
- Mwangi Paul Okello 🇹🇿 · $15
- Kendall P. Burrell 🇺🇸 · $9
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Thanks for sharing this. Great idea, hope you get there. Thinking of Manila
Wishing you peace, Angelica. Hope this works out for you. Please keep us posted.