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Feed 322 families each week at the Thursday Table in Kisumu

Help keep a free food pantry open for students and shift workers in Kisumu.

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Dennis Kariuki
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Kisumu
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Friday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 15 families, and now we feed 322 each week. Donations have dropped by about 42% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 19 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Kisumu market and keep every receipt. Each $5 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 $450 goes: โ€ข Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $270 โ€ข Fresh vegetables and fruit: $80 โ€ข Baby formula and diapers: $65 โ€ข Refrigeration and electricity: $35 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Dennis

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  • Eli C. Frazier ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ยท $25
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $20

    โ€œEvery little bit. I'm in Pretoria, thinking of you.โ€

  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $20

    โ€œEvery little bit. Been where you are, it gets better.โ€

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    • Hope things get better soon, Dennis. Shared this with my family. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Kisumu

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