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Feed 295 families each week at Open Hands Pantry in Los Angeles

Grayson runs a volunteer pantry feeding 295 families; this fund restocks shelves for the winter.

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States3,007 views
Grayson Wade
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Los Angeles
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Thursday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 18 families, and now we feed 295 each week. Donations have dropped by about 44% this winter, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 15 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Los Angeles market and keep every receipt. Each $55 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 $3,950 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,950 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,300 • Baby formula and diapers: $400 • Refrigeration and electricity: $300 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Grayson
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Updates from Grayson

  1. Update from Los Angeles: I made the first payment toward refrigeration and electricity. We're at 45% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($872 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. We're at 18% thanks to 13 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon.

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  • Lydia W. Pruitt

    Hope it all works out, Grayson. Your post was clear and honest. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Greetings from Nakhon Ratchasima.

    • Shapla Ishrat Siddique

      Sending love. Looking forward to the next update. Sent it to 24 people at work. All the best.

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