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Feed 338 families each week at Community Pantry in Vancouver
The Community Pantry pantry in Vancouver is running low just as demand rises; $4,100 will stock it for 10 weeks.
🇺🇸 Vancouver, Washington, United States3,506 views
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Tuesday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 29 families, and now we feed 338 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 53% this harvest gap, 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 Vancouver 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 $4,100 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $2,250
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,100
• Baby formula and diapers: $400
• Refrigeration and electricity: $350
Thank you so much.
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- Anonymous 🇹🇷 · $200
- Henry Jenkins 🇺🇸 · $200
- Luís Joaquim Pinto 🇧🇷 · $100
“Rooting for you. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Santarém”
- Wanida Kanya Kittisak 🇹🇭 · $100
- Elena T. Pascual 🇵🇭 · $100
- Lieke Petra Vermeulen 🇳🇱 · $100
- Okechukwu Kayode Nnamdi 🇳🇬 · $100
- Dhanush M. Namboothiri 🇮🇳 · $100
- Reza Imam Firmansyah 🇮🇩 · $100
- Lester F. Velasco 🇵🇭 · $79
- Maria N. Mercado 🇵🇭 · $78
“Keep your head up. Only $78 but hope it helps. - Iloilo City”
- Victor Obinna Nnamdi 🇳🇬 · $76
- Angela S. Cortez 🇬🇧 · $75
“Thought of Alexandra all day after reading this. - Sheffield”
- Florian Jules Gerard 🇫🇷 · $75
- Subramanian T. Kumar 🇮🇳 · $75
- Amparo P. Ruiz 🇪🇸 · $75
- Joaquín F. Vargas 🇺🇸 · $75
- Karim Tariq Osman 🇪🇬 · $71.50
- Dante S. Enriquez 🇵🇭 · $63
- Sajib Sabbir Rashid 🇮🇳 · $51
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thinking of you, Alexandra. Shared it with a few friends. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust
Hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Kanpur so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Sydney.
Best of luck. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Kasarani.