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Feed 146 families each week at Open Hands Pantry in Leeds

The Open Hands Pantry pantry in Leeds is running low just as demand rises; $1,700 will stock it for 10 weeks.

🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom591 views
Eliana A. Dunn
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Leeds
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Tuesday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 28 families, and now we feed 146 each week. Donations have dropped by about 37% this summer, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 8 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Leeds 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 $1,700 goes: • Baby formula and diapers: $360 • Refrigeration and electricity: $240 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,100 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Eliana

Updates from Eliana

  1. Thank you all. We're at 28% now ($481). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 19% funded and the plan for refrigeration and electricity is now scheduled.

  3. Update from Leeds: I made the first payment toward fresh vegetables and fruit. We're at 2% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  • Caleb Lane 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Hope this helps. Gave what I could this week. - Macon”

  • Comfort Janet Sackey 🇬🇭 · $100
  • Gayathri D. Panicker 🇮🇳 · $15
  • Chalerm Chai Rattanakorn 🇹🇭 · $20
  • Naresh M. Mudaliar 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Gianna C. Bautista 🇵🇭 · $20
  • Sana Nimra Rana 🇵🇰 · $50
  • Oğuz Barış Özer 🇩🇪 · $50
  • Patricia M. Herrera 🇲🇽 · $15
  • Emilio R. Rodríguez 🇲🇽 · $16

    “All the best. Please keep us posted. - Tlaquepaque”

  • Zain Umar Jilani 🇵🇰 · $5

    “Wish I could do more. Hope you get the rest soon. - Sukkur”

  • Nadia Halyna Borisov 🇺🇦 · $250
  • Rubina Mehwish Lodhi 🇵🇰 · $5
  • Grace D. Woods 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Afshan Bisma Ismail 🇵🇰 · $10

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    Helped when no one else could

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  • I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Leeds.

    • hope it all works out, Eliana. I hope things turn around soon. Take care.

      • Wishing you the best. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Take care.

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