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Feed 249 families each week at the Thursday Table in Springfield
Patrick runs a volunteer pantry feeding 249 families; this fund restocks shelves for the winter.
🇺🇸 Springfield, Missouri, United States4,800 views
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Tuesday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 10 families, and now we feed 249 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 57% this winter, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 14 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Springfield market and keep every receipt.
Each $40 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 $2,650 goes:
• Refrigeration and electricity: $370
• Baby formula and diapers: $260
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $2,020
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Patrick
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hang in there. I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Durban.
Wishing you the best, Patrick. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. All the best.
So sorry you're going through this. Your post was clear and honest. We're a small family in Colorado Springs but we're thinking of you. Blessings.