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Feed 289 families each week at Community Pantry in Geelong
Hazel runs a volunteer pantry feeding 289 families; this fund restocks shelves for the harvest gap.
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Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Thursday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 13 families, and now we feed 289 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 60% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 10 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Geelong market and keep every receipt.
Each $50 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 $3,650 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $2,000
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,050
• Baby formula and diapers: $390
• Refrigeration and electricity: $210
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
Updates from Hazel
Small update. $1,472 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.
- Larysa Polina Mazur 🇺🇦 · $30
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $20
- Waqas Tariq Awan 🇵🇰 · $5
- Benoît Roussel 🇫🇷 · $50
- Jahid Noman Mahmud 🇮🇳 · $25
- Volodymyr Marchenko 🇷🇺 · $10
- Shefali Popy Siddique 🇮🇳 · $10
- Kiara J. Negi 🇮🇳 · $5
“Be well. My colleague told me about this one. - Mangaluru”
- Zainab Ghada Hegazy 🇲🇦 · $100
- Cecilia G. Dela Cruz 🇵🇭 · $70.50
- Fang Xiong 🇺🇸 · $25
- Carlos K. Ochoa 🇺🇸 · $20
- Anonymous 🇮🇹 · $100
- Paola Raffaella Sala 🇮🇹 · $20
“Only $20 but hope it helps. - Brescia”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $74
- Cameron D. Riley 🇺🇸 · $22.50
- Napat Busaba Tangsiri 🇹🇭 · $50
- Thijs Wouter Jansen 🇳🇱 · $20
“Good luck. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Rotterdam”
- Lorena A. Muñoz 🇨🇴 · $100
- Divya K. Bajwa 🇮🇳 · $30
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Sending strength. Shared it with a few friends. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Southampton.
good luck, Hazel. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer
More neighborhoods should do this. Thinking of Geelong
good luck, Hazel. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.
Sending love, Hazel. Looking forward to the next update. Take care.
Good luck, Hazel. I hope things turn around soon.