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Feed 215 families each week at the Thursday Table in Guarulhos
The the Thursday Table pantry in Guarulhos is running low just as demand rises; $600 will stock it for 11 weeks.
🇧🇷 Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil330 views
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Wednesday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 27 families, and now we feed 215 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 33% this rainy season, 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 Guarulhos market and keep every receipt.
Each $10 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $600 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $220
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $180
• Baby formula and diapers: $120
• Refrigeration and electricity: $80
I hope life is good to you.
Updates from Luana
Quick update: $139 raised so far (23%). I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($69 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Kazuki Masuda 🇯🇵 · $10
- Luana Amanda Leite 🇧🇷 · $70
“God bless. Thought of Luana all day after reading this. - Duque de Caxias”
- Vadym Pavel Melnyk 🇷🇺 · $69
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Looking forward to the next update. Love from Ciudad de México.
rooting for you, Luana. Hope you get there!
Stay strong, Luana. Shared this with my family. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.