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Feed 305 families each week at the Thursday Table in Dayton

The the Thursday Table pantry in Dayton is running low just as demand rises; $3,650 will stock it for 9 weeks.

🇺🇸 Dayton, Ohio, United States2,842 views
Sophie B. Butler
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Dayton
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Tuesday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 27 families, and now we feed 305 each week. Donations have dropped by about 47% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 12 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Dayton market and keep every receipt. Each $55 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $3,650 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,950 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,200 • Baby formula and diapers: $500 Thanks for being kind about this. - Sophie

Updates from Sophie

  1. Quick update: $1,346 raised so far (37%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Quick update: $771 raised so far (21%). I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Quick update: $451 raised so far (12%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  • Jepkoech Njeri Githinji 🇰🇪 · $25
  • Rebecca Rice 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Ruslan Denis Honcharenko 🇺🇦 · $10

    “Sending love. Thought of Sophie all day after reading this. - Odesa”

  • Ruwan Gihan Fernando 🇱🇰 · $25
  • Gabriella Walker 🇦🇺 · $20
  • Akoth Nafula Simiyu 🇰🇪 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Alyona Viktoria Tkachuk 🇺🇦 · $10
  • Prasad G. Doshi 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Amit P. Chaturvedi 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Daniela T. Nava 🇨🇴 · $100

    “Thought of Sophie all day after reading this. - Envigado”

  • Giovana Sônia Leite 🇧🇷 · $100
  • Cris E. Dizon 🇵🇭 · $5
  • Gamze Cansu Karakaya 🇹🇷 · $25

    “All the best. Hope the March deadline works out. - Istanbul”

  • Priyanka Subramanian 🇮🇳 · $5
  • Owen A. Anderson 🇺🇸 · $250
  • Heather Brown 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $5
  • Aparecida Kelly Medeiros 🇧🇷 · $20
  • Aarón C. Álvarez 🇦🇷 · $25

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  • Wishing you peace, Sophie. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Dayton

    • Sending good thoughts, Sophie. Looking forward to the next update. God bless.

      • Adam NguyenPhoto verified

        you're not alone, Sophie. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. All the best.

        • Hope this works out for you. I have a 10 year old who wants to send good wishes too!

          • So sorry you're going through this, Sophie. Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. All the best

            • Hope it all works out, Sophie. I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Galle.

              • Thinking of you and your family. More neighborhoods should do this. We're a small family in Daegu but we're thinking of you.

                • wishing you the best, Sophie. Shared this with my family. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings

                  • thinking of you and your family, Sophie. Shared it with a few friends. I'm in social work myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. All the best.

                    • Thinking of you. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Kampala.

                      • Wishing you peace, Sophie. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Put this on a community board in São Paulo this morning. God bless

                        • sending good thoughts, Sophie. Your post was clear and honest. Take care

                          • Wishing you the best, Sophie. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Take care

                            • Thinking of you and your family. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from Medellín.

                              • thinking of you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from San Diego.

                                • thinking of you, Sophie. Hope you get there. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust

                                  • Keep going. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. After 30 years in public service I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless

                                    • Praying for you, Sophie. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.

                                      • You're not alone, Sophie. Gave what I could, wish it was more. God bless.

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