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Feed 320 families each week at Community Pantry in Pattaya

Help keep a free food pantry open for elderly neighbors in Pattaya.

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Chalida Vilai Udomsak
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Pattaya
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Sunday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 19 families, and now we feed 320 each week. Donations have dropped by about 48% this rainy season, 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 Pattaya market and keep every receipt. Each $15 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $750 goes: • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $280 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $420 • Refrigeration and electricity: $50 Thanks for being kind about this.

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  • Frank Haas 🇩🇪 · $15

    “From my family to yours. Hope the October deadline works out. - Mannheim”

  • Hye-won Na-young Woo 🇰🇷 · $5

    “God bless. Shared with friends too. - Gangnam”

  • Jean Hugo Chevalier 🇨🇦 · $50
  • Parker G. Parker 🇺🇸 · $4.50

    “Praying for you. Only $5 but hope it helps. - Columbus”

  • Pradeep W. Rawat 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $20
  • Seyi Zubby Akinwale 🇳🇬 · $5
  • Donna Wheeler 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Janhavi F. Joshi 🇮🇳 · $10

    “God bless. Hope the October deadline works out. - Mumbai”

  • Anonymous 🇵🇱 · $20
  • Tài Toàn Doan 🇺🇸 · $30

    “Hope this helps. My sister told me about this one. - Phoenix”

  • Naliaka Nakato Mukasa 🇹🇿 · $10
  • Manal Asma Darwish 🇲🇦 · $25

    “Be well. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Tangier”

  • Rashidi Mugisha Mbwambo 🇰🇪 · $25

    “Thought of Chalida all day after reading this.”

  • Anonymous 🇪🇹 · $14.50
  • Anonymous 🇮🇹 · $20
  • William D. Medina 🇨🇦 · $60.50
  • Irina Valentyna Antonov 🇷🇺 · $10
  • Nisha Aarati Dangol 🇳🇵 · $30
  • Landon Gregory 🇦🇺 · $75

    “Praying for you. Only $75 but hope it helps. - Geelong”

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  • Sending love. Hope this works out for you!

    • How is Chalida doing now?

      • Rooting for you, Chalida. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Granada

        • is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Chalida.

          • It's all in the list in the story. fresh vegetables and fruit is the big one at $280, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Happy to explain more.

        • Hope things get better soon, Chalida. This could happen to any of us. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless.

          • Stay strong, Chalida. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't give up.

            • hope you get there. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Hawassa!

              • Rooting for you, Chalida. Hope this works out for you. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Bang Khen.

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