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Feed 171 families each week at the Thursday Table in London
Lauren runs a volunteer pantry feeding 171 families; this fund restocks shelves for the school holidays.
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Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Sunday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 16 families, and now we feed 171 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 34% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 13 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the London 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 $1,800 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,350
• Baby formula and diapers: $270
• Refrigeration and electricity: $180
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Lauren
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Thinking of you, Lauren. Great idea, hope you get there. Put this on a community board in Madrid this morning
Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of London
Wishing you the best, Lauren. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.
Wishing you peace, Lauren. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't give up. All the best.
Rooting for you, Lauren. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of London.
Thinking of you, Lauren. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I'm in construction myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. All the best.