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Feed 319 families each week at the Sunday Shelf in London
The the Sunday Shelf pantry in London is running low just as demand rises; $2,650 will stock it for 6 weeks.
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Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Monday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 22 families, and now we feed 319 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 58% this winter, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 14 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the London 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 $2,650 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,500
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $470
• Baby formula and diapers: $530
• Refrigeration and electricity: $150
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
- Maverick
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- Mei Hua Shi 🇨🇦 · $200
- Wojciech Sokołowski 🇵🇱 · $200
- Sebastian T. Mosley 🇺🇸 · $100
“Stay strong! - St. Petersburg”
- Roisin Nolan 🇮🇪 · $100
“Thinking of you! - Kilkenny”
- Anonymous 🇿🇦 · $77.50
“You got this. - Ekurhuleni”
- Anonymous 🇮🇪 · $69.50
- Tomás S. Reyes 🇺🇸 · $63.50
- Bryan C. Uy 🇵🇭 · $51
- Adaeze Ife Aliyu 🇳🇬 · $30
“Sending love. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Abuja”
- Rosa G. Ochoa 🇺🇸 · $25
- Monique Isabelle Rey 🇫🇷 · $25
“Only $25 but hope it helps. - Saint-Étienne”
- Consuelo W. Gómez 🇲🇽 · $25
- Naveen E. Das 🇮🇳 · $25
- Wambui Rose Bakari 🇰🇪 · $20
“Thinking of you! - Thika”
- Aurora A. Barker 🇺🇸 · $20
- Luna W. Obrien 🇬🇧 · $15
“My cousin told me about this one. - Liverpool”
- Nova Nguyen 🇺🇸 · $10
- Vani S. Awasthi 🇮🇳 · $10
- Prakash K. Kushwaha 🇮🇳 · $5
- Nnamdi Uchenna Ajayi 🇳🇬 · $5
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Hope it all works out. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer.
Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Sent it to 34 people at work. Blessings.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Maverick
Sure. The biggest one is rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale), $1,500. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. It helps to be asked.
Wishing you the best, Maverick. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. All the best.
Is there anything that isn't money that would help Maverick?
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale), advice is welcome too. It helps to be asked.
Hope things get better soon, Maverick. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I hope December is when things finally get easier.
Keep going, Maverick. Great idea, hope you get there. After 16 years in logistics I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Love from Lagos.
hope you get there. Greetings from Bucaramanga.
Your post was clear and honest. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Konya!
So sorry you're going through this, Maverick. Shared this with my family. I hope December is when things finally get easier. Take care.
Thinking of you and your family. Hope you get there. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.
Great idea, hope you get there. My neighbor in Quezon City donated after I showed her your page. Take care