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Feed 336 families each week at the Thursday Table in New York
Help keep a free food pantry open for families and seniors in New York.
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Since 2019, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Friday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 29 families, and now we feed 336 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 58% 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 New York market and keep every receipt.
Each $40 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 $4,000 goes:
• Refrigeration and electricity: $250
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,250
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $2,500
I hope life is good to you.
- Kevin
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- Taylor Woods 🇺🇸 · $20
- Liliana T. Duncan 🇨🇦 · $10
- Rose F. Enriquez 🇵🇭 · $5
- Grainne Martin 🇮🇪 · $75
“From my family to yours. Been where you are, it gets better. - Dublin”
- Travis N. Walsh 🇦🇺 · $87
- Karin H. Khumalo 🇿🇦 · $50
“Every little bit. Been where you're, it gets better. - Ekurhuleni”
- Stella D. Silva 🇨🇦 · $15
“Blessings. I'm in Kelowna, thinking of you.”
- Sanjay Bajpai 🇮🇳 · $10
- Hoa Nhung Vo 🇻🇳 · $100
“Be well. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Hải Phòng”
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- Joy Zainab Afolabi 🇳🇬 · $8
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“Hope this helps. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Bogra”
- Michelle Webb 🇨🇦 · $10
“Thought of Kevin all day after reading this. - Québec”
- Sabina Farhana Mahmud 🇮🇳 · $30
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Thinking of you and your family, Kevin. Shared it with a few friends.
take care. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Bonny
Stay strong, Kevin. Shared it with a few friends.
Hope you get there. I'm in nursing myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Nagpur.
hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. God bless
Thanks for sharing this, Kevin. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of New York.
Praying for you. Your post was clear and honest. I have a 13 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
So sorry you're going through this. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Lagos
you're not alone, Kevin. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier
Thinking of you, Kevin. Shared this with my family. My neighbor in Mysuru donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Mysuru