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Feed 219 families each week at the Thursday Table in Patna
Indira runs a volunteer pantry feeding 219 families; this fund restocks shelves for the rainy season.
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Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Wednesday from the back of a community center. We started with 22 families, and now we feed 219 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 41% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 19 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Patna market and keep every receipt.
Each $5 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 $350 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $145
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $80
• Baby formula and diapers: $55
• Refrigeration and electricity: $70
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Indira
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can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Patna.
Thank you. If you're in Patna I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Happy to explain more.
This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Patna.
Sending good thoughts, Indira. Your post was clear and honest. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Kumasi