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Feed 287 families each week at Neighbors' Pantry in Lapu-Lapu

Help keep a free food pantry open for families and seniors in Lapu-Lapu.

🇵🇭 Lapu-Lapu, Cebu, Philippines1,505 views
Patricia N. Andrada
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Lapu-Lapu
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Monday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 16 families, and now we feed 287 each week. Donations have dropped by about 44% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 7 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Lapu-Lapu market and keep every receipt. Each $5 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 $750 goes: • Refrigeration and electricity: $65 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $270 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $415 Thank you so much. - Patricia
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Updates from Patricia

  1. 29% there. the plan for fresh vegetables and fruit is now scheduled. Thank you.

  2. Update from Lapu-Lapu: I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. We're at 36% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us. - Patricia

  3. Thank you all. We're at 11% now ($85). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward rice, beans, flour and oil. - Patricia

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  • Chinedu Babatunde Kalu 🇳🇬 · $54

    “Rooting for you. Only $54 but hope it helps. - Badagry”

  • Samir Lotfy 🇸🇦 · $53

    “Hang in there. Only $53 but hope it helps. - Medina”

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  • Addison W. Morales 🇦🇺 · $50

    “Keep your head up. Thought of Patricia all day after reading this. - Melbourne”

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    “Hope this helps. Hope the November deadline works out. - Tacoma”

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    “Happy to help. From Worcester with love.”

  • Ratul Mizanur Talukder 🇧🇩 · $10
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  • Saima Samina Orakzai

    Stay strong, Patricia. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I went through something like this 4 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Southampton.

    • Beth E. RobinsonPhoto verified

      Hope it all works out. It takes guts to ask. Well done. After 12 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

      • Noman Sumon Chatterjee

        Hang in there. Hope this works out for you. After 30 years in teaching I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Blessings.

        • Joaquim Anderson Moraes

          Take care, Patricia. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Adama

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