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Feed 290 families each week at Bread & Beans Kitchen in Hamilton

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

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Dinesh L. Arora
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Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Tuesday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 16 families, and now we feed 290 each week. Donations have dropped by about 54% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 18 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Hamilton market and keep every receipt. Each $30 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $2,650 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,450 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $770 • Baby formula and diapers: $250 • Refrigeration and electricity: $180 If you're reading this, thank you.

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  • I hope things turn around soon. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Fort Worth

    • Wishing you peace. Your post was clear and honest. Wish I lived closer to Buenos Aires so I could bring a meal. Love from Londrina

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        Thinking of you. Hope this works out for you. Love from Cambridge

        • Sending good thoughts. This could happen to any of us. We're a small family in Gaya but we're thinking of you

          • sending love, Dinesh. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Hamilton.

            • Hope things get better soon, Dinesh. I hope things turn around soon. Take care.

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