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Feed 141 families each week at Neighbors' Pantry in Braunschweig
Hasan runs a volunteer pantry feeding 141 families; this fund restocks shelves for the summer.
🇩🇪 Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany2,274 views
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Sunday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 26 families, and now we feed 141 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 43% this summer, 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 Braunschweig market and keep every receipt.
Each $45 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 $1,650 goes:
• Baby formula and diapers: $640
• Refrigeration and electricity: $220
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $790
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
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- Jepkoech Nancy Mushi 🇹🇿 · $25
- Emma Elisa Barone 🇮🇹 · $200
- Aishwarya B. Sastry 🇮🇳 · $50
- Mercedes K. Ortiz 🇲🇽 · $50
- Maya Eka Harahap 🇮🇩 · $10
“Stay strong. My father told me about this one. - Makassar”
- Hye-jin Min-seo Woo 🇰🇷 · $15
- My Châu Ngo 🇻🇳 · $65
- Anonymous 🇲🇽 · $10
“Get well soon. My mother told me about this one. - Coyoacán”
- Hiwot Yilma 🇪🇹 · $25
“Wish I could do more. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Mekelle”
- Souad Cherif 🇪🇬 · $30
- Ivy McBride 🇬🇧 · $100
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $20
- Sebastian F. Wright 🇦🇺 · $32
- Kai Norwood 🇺🇸 · $20
- Daniela D. Serrano 🇲🇽 · $25
- Reem Aisha Wahba 🇸🇦 · $5
“Hope things get better. Only $5 but hope it helps. - Jeddah”
- Rose R. Reyes 🇵🇭 · $10
- Charlotte T. Neal 🇬🇧 · $26.50
- Dung Mai Doan 🇻🇳 · $10
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Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Braunschweig
Thank you. If you're in Braunschweig I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Ask me anything else.
sending good thoughts, Hasan. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Greetings from Gangnam.
Sending good thoughts, Hasan. Hope you get there. God bless.
any update on how things are going in Braunschweig?
Sending good thoughts, Hasan. More neighborhoods should do this. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like
Hope things get better soon. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. All the best.
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from San Sebastián.