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Feed 150 families each week at the Harvest Pantry in Nijmegen

Bas runs a volunteer pantry feeding 150 families; this fund restocks shelves for the summer.

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Bas Pieter Van Dam
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Nijmegen
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Harvest Pantry every Monday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 30 families, and now we feed 150 each week. Donations have dropped by about 46% this summer, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 19 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Nijmegen market and keep every receipt. Each $25 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $3,700 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,850 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,250 • Baby formula and diapers: $220 • Refrigeration and electricity: $380 Every share and every dollar helps. - Bas
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Updates from Bas

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,580 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Quick update: $1,141 raised so far (31%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Quick update: $891 raised so far (24%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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    “Get well soon. Thought of Bas all day after reading this. - Dallas”

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    “Good luck. I'm in Gulu, thinking of you. - Gulu”

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    “Blessings. Thought of Bas all day after reading this.”

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    “Happy to help. Been where you are, it gets better. - Jeddah”

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    “Hope the September deadline works out. - Atlanta”

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    “Thought of Bas all day after reading this. - Bornova”

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    “Sending love. Thought of Bas all day after reading this.”

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  • Irfan Qasim Rehman

    sending love. Your post was clear and honest. Put this on a community board in Bakersfield this morning. Blessings.

    • Aiden A. Mendoza

      Stay strong. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Wish I lived closer to Rohini so I could bring a meal

      • Lakmal Lakmal DissanayakePhoto verified

        you're not alone, Bas. Shared it with a few friends. I hope September is when things finally get easier.

        • James WebbQuestion

          can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Nijmegen!

          • Bas Pieter Van DamOwnerAnswer

            Thank you. If you're in Nijmegen I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks, that means a lot.

        • Yumi Kojima

          Praying for you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. God bless.

          • Rekha T. Awasthi

            Rooting for you, Bas. Shared it with a few friends. All the best.

            • Ruth H. Wade

              good luck, Bas. Hope you get there. Don't give up. Thinking of Nijmegen

              $3,495.50 raised of $3,700

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