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Feed 193 families each week at the Thursday Table in Durgapur
Help keep a free food pantry open for families and seniors in Durgapur.
🇮🇳 Durgapur, West Bengal, India614 views
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Tuesday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 27 families, and now we feed 193 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 52% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 9 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Durgapur 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): $250
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $65
• Baby formula and diapers: $45
• Refrigeration and electricity: $40
Thanks for being kind about this.
Updates from Pranav
We're at 57% thanks to 6 of you. I made the first payment toward fresh vegetables and fruit. More news soon.
Small update. $205 so far, I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts.
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Sending strength, Pranav. Your post was clear and honest. Love from Dwarka
wishing you the best. Great idea, hope you get there. Take care.
praying for you. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend
Thinking of you. Shared it with a few friends. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings
sending strength, Pranav. More neighborhoods should do this. Greetings from Addis Ababa.
keep going, Pranav. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Wish I lived closer to Dnipro so I could bring a meal.
good luck. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
Wishing you peace, Pranav. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier