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Feed 181 families each week at the Sunday Shelf in Haarlem
Help keep a free food pantry open for students and shift workers in Haarlem.
🇳🇱 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands3,425 views
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Thursday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 29 families, and now we feed 181 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 48% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 14 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Haarlem market and keep every receipt.
Each $25 feeds a family of four for a week.
I'll post the weekly shopping receipts and a photo of the shelves each Sunday.
Where the $2,550 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,200
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $380
• Baby formula and diapers: $560
• Refrigeration and electricity: $410
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Özlem
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- Kim Thảo Trinh 🇻🇳 · $500
- Patrice S. Bennett 🇯🇲 · $248
- Wellington Alexandre Rodrigues 🇧🇷 · $200
- Anonymous 🇳🇱 · $200
“Hope things get better. Hope you get the rest soon. - Haarlem”
- Walid Ibrahim Maalouf 🇸🇦 · $100
- Tuhin Joy Das 🇮🇳 · $100
“Hope this helps. My father told me about this one. - Bhopal”
- Novi Winda Santoso 🇮🇩 · $100
“Take care of yourselves. Hope the October deadline works out. - Denpasar”
- Anonymous 🇨🇴 · $100
- Marek Tomasz Nowakowski 🇵🇱 · $79
“Sending love. Only $79 but hope it helps. - Kraków”
- Saeed Idris Fahmy 🇸🇦 · $72
- Guadalupe D. Cortés 🇺🇸 · $68.50
- Moritz Stein 🇩🇪 · $63
- Luke R. Owens 🇺🇸 · $50
- Gregory F. Weber 🇬🇧 · $50
- Sajib Sohel Chowdhury 🇮🇳 · $50
- Sathish S. Raju 🇮🇳 · $50
- Craig G. Du Plessis 🇿🇦 · $50
- Rhea R. Velasco 🇵🇭 · $50
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $47.50
“Wish I could do more. Only $48 but hope it helps. - Tucson”
- Lucía H. Díaz 🇺🇸 · $30
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You're not alone, Özlem. Looking forward to the next update. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Móstoles
Shared it with a few friends. Love from Sandton.
Shared this with my family. I hope October is when things finally get easier. All the best!
Thinking of you, Özlem. Shared this with my family. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Greetings from Tokyo
Sending strength, Özlem. Shared this with my family. Take care.
Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Thinking of Haarlem.
Stay strong, Özlem. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. God bless
Thinking of you. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Radom
Wishing you peace. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Greensboro.
Hang in there, Özlem. Shared it with a few friends. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best.