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Feed 205 families each week at the Harvest Pantry in Belo Horizonte

The the Harvest Pantry pantry in Belo Horizonte is running low just as demand rises; $800 will stock it for 9 weeks.

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Edson Davi Fernandes
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Belo Horizonte
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run the Harvest Pantry every Thursday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 26 families, and now we feed 205 each week. Donations have dropped by about 46% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 17 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Belo Horizonte market and keep every receipt. Each $10 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 $800 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $310 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $370 • Baby formula and diapers: $65 • Refrigeration and electricity: $55 Thanks for being kind about this. - Edson
#food-pantry#hunger#volunteer-led#food

Updates from Edson

  1. Update from Belo Horizonte: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 50% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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    “All the best. Thought of Edson all day after reading this.”

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    “Hope it all works out. Thought of Edson all day after reading this.”

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    “Keep your head up. Thought of Edson all day after reading this. - Mysuru”

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  • Wangari Beatrice TembaPhoto verified

    thanks for sharing this, Edson. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. All the best!

    • Véronique Odette NoelPhoto verified

      Praying for you. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My neighbor in Riyadh donated after I showed her your page. God bless

      • Quinn A. GonzalesPhoto verified

        Gave what I could, wish it was more. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Belo Horizonte.

        • Dante T. Zamora

          Hang in there, Edson. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.

          • Bethlehem Selam RegassaID verified

            Hope it all works out, Edson. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Take care.

            • Matthew Navarro

              Great idea, hope you get there. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Belo Horizonte

              • Irene Sarah Mutua

                Thinking of you and your family, Edson. Shared this with my family. Blessings.

                • Faisal Rashid Habib

                  rooting for you. Looking forward to the next update. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day

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