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Feed 335 families each week at the Second Helping in Düsseldorf
Help keep a free food pantry open for elderly neighbors in Düsseldorf.
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Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Thursday from the back of a community center. We started with 12 families, and now we feed 335 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 52% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 18 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Düsseldorf market and keep every receipt.
Each $50 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $3,050 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,250
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,300
• Baby formula and diapers: $260
• Refrigeration and electricity: $240
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Tariq
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Wishing you peace, Tariq. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Madrid
Hope things get better soon. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Put this on a community board in Savar this morning
Thanks for sharing this. More neighborhoods should do this. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care.
good luck. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Put this on a community board in Verona this morning. All the best.
Sending good thoughts, Tariq. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.
Thinking of you, Tariq. Your post was clear and honest. Put this on a community board in Takoradi this morning
Wishing you the best, Tariq. This could happen to any of us. Sent it to 27 people at work
Thinking of you, Tariq. This could happen to any of us. God bless.