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Feed 220 families each week at Neighbors' Pantry in Gdynia

Maja runs a volunteer pantry feeding 220 families; this fund restocks shelves for the harvest gap.

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Maja Dorota Wiśniewski
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Gdynia
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Sunday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 14 families, and now we feed 220 each week. Donations have dropped by about 49% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 9 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Gdynia market and keep every receipt. Each $25 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 $1,250 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $450 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $400 • Baby formula and diapers: $290 • Refrigeration and electricity: $110 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
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Updates from Maja

  1. Thank you all. We're at 71% now ($884). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 23% funded and the plan for baby formula and diapers is now scheduled.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 13% now ($168). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts.

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  • Elena W. Serrano 🇺🇸 · $250
  • Heather N. May 🇺🇸 · $200
  • Kiptoo Mussa Maina 🇹🇿 · $90
  • Adriana P. Mora 🇲🇽 · $75

    “All the best. Hope the October deadline works out. - Iztapalapa”

  • Marcos Caio Cunha 🇧🇷 · $75
  • Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $51
  • Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $50

    “Hang in there. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Düsseldorf”

  • Nora Flores 🇳🇿 · $50
  • Aarav F. Negi 🇮🇳 · $30
  • Anonymous 🇲🇦 · $30
  • Itzel G. Cabrera 🇲🇽 · $25
  • Charlotte Sabine Wagner 🇩🇪 · $25

    “Sending love. Small amount but sent with love. - Duisburg”

  • Raúl G. Lara 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $20
  • Levi B. Hopkins 🇬🇧 · $20

    “Stay strong. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Liverpool”

  • Mehwish Mehwish Syed 🇵🇰 · $20
  • Anonymous 🇲🇦 · $15
  • Barış Cem Yalçın 🇹🇷 · $15

    “Thought of Maja all day after reading this. - Üsküdar”

  • Vanessa M. Torres 🇵🇭 · $12.50
  • Naresh G. Kushwaha 🇮🇳 · $10

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  • Viviane Ingrid Nunes

    Praying for you. Shared this with my family. I'm in hospitality myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Greetings from Odesa.

    • Lubna Tawfik

      take care, Maja. I hope things turn around soon.

      $1,188.50 raised of $1,250

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