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Feed 177 families each week at Neighbors' Pantry in Bhopal

The Neighbors' Pantry pantry in Bhopal is running low just as demand rises; $400 will stock it for 6 weeks.

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Ramesh W. Maurya
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Bhopal
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Sunday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 22 families, and now we feed 177 each week. Donations have dropped by about 46% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 16 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Bhopal 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 $400 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $115 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $125 • Baby formula and diapers: $100 • Refrigeration and electricity: $60 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to. - Ramesh
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Updates from Ramesh

  1. We're at 13% thanks to 4 of you. I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 8% funded and I made the first payment toward rice, beans, flour and oil. - Ramesh

  3. Quick update: $50 raised so far (13%). I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Idris Sami Haddad 🇪🇬 · $50

    “Hope things get better. My sister told me about this one. - Aswan”

  • Katherine T. Li 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Thinking of you. Small amount but sent with love. - Atlanta”

  • Hyun-ju Soo-ah Joo 🇰🇷 · $50
  • Rachel Evans 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Every little bit. From Reading with love. - Reading”

  • Obiageli Favour Obi 🇳🇬 · $10
  • Chhaya M. Khanna 🇮🇳 · $10
  • María F. Orozco 🇦🇷 · $25
  • Michael P. Newman 🇬🇧 · $5

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  • Angel J. Pascual

    Hope things get better soon. It takes guts to ask. Well done. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings

    • Elijah P. Brooks

      shared this with my family. I have a 6 year old who wants to send good wishes too

      • Quỳnh Lệ Dinh

        Sending strength, Ramesh. Hope you get there. I went through something like this 8 years ago and strangers helped me out!

        • Roman A. Fleming

          Wishing you the best, Ramesh. This could happen to any of us. God bless.

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