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Feed 222 families each week at the Second Helping in Amsterdam

Help keep a free food pantry open for students and shift workers in Amsterdam.

🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands4,197 views
Mustafa Kamal Zidan
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Amsterdam
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Sunday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 24 families, and now we feed 222 each week. Donations have dropped by about 33% this summer, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 8 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Amsterdam market and keep every receipt. Each $55 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $3,000 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,300 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,150 • Baby formula and diapers: $420 • Refrigeration and electricity: $130 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
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Updates from Mustafa

  1. We're at 24% thanks to 24 of you. the plan for fresh vegetables and fruit is now scheduled. More news soon.

  2. Update from Amsterdam: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 74% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Padma F. RaoQuestion

    how is Mustafa doing now?

    • Isabelle Pena

      hope this works out for you. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings.

      • Federico Gabriele Gentile

        Sending strength, Mustafa. More neighborhoods should do this. Love from Scranton.

        • Taylor C. Padilla

          Wishing you peace, Mustafa. Looking forward to the next update. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.

          • Meena E. Patel

            Take care. Hope this works out for you. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Greetings from Contagem

            • Rohit W. ThakurPhoto verified

              Hope it all works out, Mustafa. Shared it with a few friends. Love from Tel Aviv.

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