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Feed 248 families each week at the Thursday Table in Rio de Janeiro

Help keep a free food pantry open for elderly neighbors in Rio de Janeiro.

🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil704 views
Eduardo Luís Batista
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Rio de Janeiro
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Saturday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 22 families, and now we feed 248 each week. Donations have dropped by about 39% this summer, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 6 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Rio de Janeiro market and keep every receipt. Each $15 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 $700 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $300 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $185 • Baby formula and diapers: $180 • Refrigeration and electricity: $35 If you're reading this, thank you. - Eduardo
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  • Sasithorn Hathai Sombat 🇹🇭 · $109
  • Uche Blessing Zakari 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Gemma A. Torres 🇵🇭 · $75

    “All the best. Thought of Eduardo all day after reading this. - Makati”

  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $57
  • Titilayo Ogunbanjo 🇳🇬 · $50

    “Wishing you the best. Hope the September deadline works out. - Abuja”

  • Anjali G. Bhardwaj 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Young-ho Hyun-woo Hong 🇰🇷 · $50
  • Jorge G. Torres 🇪🇸 · $50
  • Melek Yasemin Kurt 🇹🇷 · $46
  • Mohit A. Gill 🇺🇸 · $46

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Eduardo all day after reading this. - Erie”

  • Luciana Carolina Machado 🇧🇷 · $25

    “Hope it all works out. Shared with friends too. - Juazeiro do Norte”

  • Alicja Julia Witkowski 🇵🇱 · $25
  • Mark D. Mercado 🇵🇭 · $20
  • Fatoumata Aya Faye 🇫🇷 · $20

    “Stay strong. Thought of Eduardo all day after reading this. - Boulogne-Billancourt”

  • Rashid Bilal Maalouf 🇪🇬 · $20
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Keep your head up. Thought of Eduardo all day after reading this.”

  • Bushra Samina Ghani 🇵🇰 · $10

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Eduardo all day after reading this. - Rawalpindi”

  • Vanessa R. Rodriguez 🇵🇭 · $5
  • Nyambura Muthoni Ochieng 🇰🇪 · $5
  • Okta Anisa Budiman 🇮🇩 · $5

    “Hang in there. Thought of Eduardo all day after reading this. - Jakarta Selatan”

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  • Meenakshi Pai

    Sending strength, Eduardo. Hope this works out for you. We're a small family in Aswan but we're thinking of you

    • Yael Liat Levi

      wishing you the best. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from St. Louis

      • Michelle N. Manalo

        Wishing you peace. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Sent it to 27 people at work.

        • Maria Oliwia Zieliński

          Thinking of you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Put this on a community board in Cairo this morning. Love from Cairo

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