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Feed 155 families each week at Community Pantry in Pune

The Community Pantry pantry in Pune is running low just as demand rises; $250 will stock it for 8 weeks.

🇮🇳 Maharashtra, India392 views
Amit R. Dhawan
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Pune
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Sunday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 14 families, and now we feed 155 each week. Donations have dropped by about 56% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 17 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Pune market and keep every receipt. Each $5 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $250 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $115 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $65 • Baby formula and diapers: $50 • Refrigeration and electricity: $20 Thank you for reading my story. - Amit
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  • Arturo L. Pérez

    Sending love. This could happen to any of us. We're a small family in Kilkenny but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Kilkenny

    • Santhosh M. Nair

      You're not alone, Amit. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Take care.

      • Shefali Rubina Saha

        So sorry you're going through this, Amit. Great idea, hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Pune.

        • Claire F. Tillman

          good luck, Amit. Hope this works out for you. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care.

          • Sharon Gibson

            Sending love, Amit. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Pune

            • Juliet Yewande Oladipo

              Take care. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I have a 13 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Pune.

              • Maliha Shefali Bhuiyan

                So sorry you're going through this, Amit. Shared this with my family.

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