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Feed 139 families each week at the Sunday Shelf in Sydney

Brian runs a volunteer pantry feeding 139 families; this fund restocks shelves for the summer.

🇦🇺 New South Wales, Australia2,116 views
Brian Foster
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Sydney
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Wednesday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 14 families, and now we feed 139 each week. Donations have dropped by about 30% this summer, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 14 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Sydney market and keep every receipt. Each $45 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $3,000 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,500 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,150 • Baby formula and diapers: $220 • Refrigeration and electricity: $130 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.
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Updates from Brian

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,471 in total) I made the first payment toward refrigeration and electricity. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. 34% there. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Thank you.

  3. We're at 23% thanks to 8 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon.

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  • Manon Odette Mathieu

    Thinking of you. Shared it with a few friends. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.

    • Julien Arthur Vincent

      Praying for you. This could happen to any of us. All the best

      • Avery P. Gonzalez

        wishing you the best. Shared this with my family. Thinking of Sydney.

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