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Feed 165 families each week at the Thursday Table in Bogotá
The the Thursday Table pantry in Bogotá is running low just as demand rises; $850 will stock it for 11 weeks.
🇨🇴 110984, Bogotá, Bogotá D.C., Colombia1,113 views
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Tuesday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 9 families, and now we feed 165 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 45% this winter, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 11 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Bogotá market and keep every receipt.
Each $10 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $850 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $340
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $270
• Baby formula and diapers: $165
• Refrigeration and electricity: $75
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Lorena
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“Hope it all works out. Thought of Lorena all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”
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“Best of luck. Thought of Lorena all day after reading this. - Chicago”
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“From my family to yours. From Zapopan with love. - Zapopan”
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“Sending love. Been where you're, it gets better. - Coventry”
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“Happy to help. Thought of Lorena all day after reading this. - San Francisco”
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“Sending love. Shared with friends too. - Depok”
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rooting for you, Lorena. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Take care.
Best of luck. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Bogotá.
sending love, Lorena. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Dhaka.
Praying for you. Looking forward to the next update. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.
More neighborhoods should do this. Love from Winnipeg
Sending strength, Lorena. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Love from Spanish Town
Hope it all works out, Lorena. Shared this with my family. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.
praying for you, Lorena. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. All the best
Sending good thoughts, Lorena. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I'll check back for the next update. Blessings.
Keep going, Lorena. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Blessings.
Keep going. Great idea, hope you get there. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings.
Thanks for sharing this. Great idea, hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Southampton so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Lagos.
Take care, Lorena. Shared this with my family.