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Feed 216 families each week at Neighbors' Pantry in Bristol

The Neighbors' Pantry pantry in Bristol is running low just as demand rises; $2,950 will stock it for 11 weeks.

🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom2,036 views
Victoria D. Ward
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Bristol
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Monday from the back of a community center. We started with 17 families, and now we feed 216 each week. Donations have dropped by about 35% this school holidays, 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 Bristol market and keep every receipt. Each $45 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $2,950 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,300 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,000 • Baby formula and diapers: $340 • Refrigeration and electricity: $310 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.

Updates from Victoria

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($942 in total) I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  • Michael Usman Raji 🇳🇬 · $200

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Victoria all day after reading this. - Ikeja”

  • Jumoke Idowu Lawal 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Saraswathi A. Prabhu 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Hope it all works out. Thought of Victoria all day after reading this. - New Delhi”

  • Ramesh Panwar 🇮🇳 · $61.50
  • Chhaya F. Awasthi 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Nhân Công Tieu 🇦🇺 · $65

    “Wish I could do more. My brother told me about this one. - Sydney”

  • Michelle P. Rodriguez 🇵🇭 · $5
  • Utami Sinta Suryadi 🇮🇩 · $75
  • Komal B. Kelkar 🇮🇳 · $5
  • Orlando B. Cruz 🇵🇭 · $25

    “Hope the July deadline works out. - Iloilo City”

  • Harsh D. Kumar 🇮🇳 · $4
  • Hasan Emre Şimşek 🇹🇷 · $10

    “You got this. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Bursa”

  • María S. Benítez 🇲🇽 · $50
  • Irma Jihan Hartono 🇮🇩 · $16
  • Lisa Peters 🇩🇪 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Dieter Bergmann 🇩🇪 · $15

    “Hope things get better. From Kassel with love.”

  • Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $5
  • Hazel A. Fernandez 🇵🇭 · $100

    “Take care of yourselves. Shared with friends too. - Davao City”

  • Rajiv A. Joshi 🇮🇳 · $20

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  • Wishing you the best, Victoria. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I went through something like this 14 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.

    • wishing you peace, Victoria. Hope this works out for you. Take care.

      • Luiz Henrique AmaralPhoto verified

        Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My neighbor in Bucaramanga donated after I showed her your page. Thinking of Bristol

        • Sofia LarssonPhoto verified

          wishing you peace, Victoria. I hope things turn around soon. My neighbor in Dodoma donated after I showed her your page. Love from Dodoma.

          • Good luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Sent it to 33 people at work. Thinking of Bristol

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