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Feed 232 families each week at Community Pantry in Columbia
The Community Pantry pantry in Columbia is running low just as demand rises; $2,450 will stock it for 10 weeks.
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Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Thursday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 16 families, and now we feed 232 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 40% this rainy season, 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 Columbia market and keep every receipt.
Each $40 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $2,450 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,450
• Baby formula and diapers: $650
• Refrigeration and electricity: $350
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
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- Ganesh K. Shinde 🇮🇳 · $75
“Happy to help. Only $75 but hope it helps. - Agra”
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“Every little bit. Hope the July deadline works out. - Milan”
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“Take care of yourselves. Thought of Henry all day after reading this. - Jessore”
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“Take care of yourselves. My cousin told me about this one. - Toronto”
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Take care, Henry. Hope you get there. Thinking of Columbia.
Take care, Henry. Great idea, hope you get there. All the best.
Best of luck. Shared this with my family. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. All the best!
Thinking of you, Henry. More neighborhoods should do this. Blessings.
Take care, Henry. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best
So sorry you're going through this, Henry. More neighborhoods should do this. Blessings.
Hope you get there. Put this on a community board in Leicester this morning
Hope things get better soon, Henry. This could happen to any of us. Blessings.
Rooting for you, Henry. More neighborhoods should do this
Thinking of you and your family, Henry. Your post was clear and honest. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected
Take care, Henry. Great idea, hope you get there
Shared this with my family. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Heraklion
Sending love, Henry. Gave what I could, wish it was more.
Best of luck, Henry. It takes guts to ask. Well done.
take care, Henry. Great idea, hope you get there. God bless!
Hang in there, Henry. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I have a 15 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Love from Caloocan.
Wishing you the best, Henry. Your post was clear and honest.
Best of luck, Henry. Your post was clear and honest. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings.