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Feed 239 families each week at the Sunday Shelf in Thane
Help keep a free food pantry open for students and shift workers in Thane.
🇮🇳 Thane, Maharashtra, India1,347 views
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Monday from the back of a community center. We started with 21 families, and now we feed 239 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 56% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 11 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Thane market and keep every receipt.
Each $10 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 $550 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $220
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $180
• Baby formula and diapers: $80
• Refrigeration and electricity: $70
Thank you so much.
- Murugan
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Rooting for you, Murugan. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. God bless.
Hang in there, Murugan. Shared it with a few friends
praying for you. Looking forward to the next update. I went through something like this 8 years ago and strangers helped me out.