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Feed 216 families each week at the Thursday Table in Paarl
The the Thursday Table pantry in Paarl is running low just as demand rises; $800 will stock it for 9 weeks.
🇿🇦 Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa1,786 views
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Thursday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 25 families, and now we feed 216 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 52% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 15 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Paarl 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 $800 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $260
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $300
• Baby formula and diapers: $175
• Refrigeration and electricity: $65
Thanks for being kind about this.
- Dumisani
Updates from Dumisani
Update from Paarl: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 28% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Update from Paarl: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 14% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Volkan Berk Türk 🇹🇷 · $25
“Every little bit. Hope the June deadline works out. - Ankara”
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $50
“Praying for you. Thought of Dumisani all day after reading this.”
- Anonymous 🇳🇵 · $5
“Sending love. Only $5 but hope it helps. - Kathmandu”
- Nathan Chevalier 🇫🇷 · $20
- Fabian Tobias Stein 🇩🇪 · $30
- Leo F. Salazar 🇵🇭 · $5
“This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Lapu-Lapu”
- Tumusiime Tumusiime Kigozi 🇰🇪 · $58
- Mohan G. Goud 🇮🇳 · $25
- Mauricio J. Solís 🇺🇸 · $78.50
- Christopher S. Marquez 🇺🇸 · $10
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You're not alone. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home
Hang in there. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Wish I lived closer to Austin so I could bring a meal