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Feed 349 families each week at the Harvest Pantry in Patna
Shirin runs a volunteer pantry feeding 349 families; this fund restocks shelves for the summer.
🇮🇳 Patna, Bihar, India688 views
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run the Harvest Pantry every Saturday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 14 families, and now we feed 349 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 38% this summer, 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 Patna market and keep every receipt.
Each $5 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $400 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $250
• Baby formula and diapers: $90
• Refrigeration and electricity: $60
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
Updates from Shirin
We're at 105% thanks to 6 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon.
- Saraswathi C. Shetty 🇮🇳 · $180
- Matilde Antonella Guerra 🇮🇹 · $180
“Be well. Thought of Shirin all day after reading this.”
- Malathi S. Nadar 🇮🇳 · $50
“Stay strong. From Kolkata with love.”
- Ernestina Afia Amoah 🇬🇭 · $25
- Saanvi K. Malhotra 🇮🇳 · $20
- Davide Enrico Sorrentino 🇮🇹 · $14
“Every little bit. Been where you're, it gets better. - Rome”
- Madhuri W. Zaveri 🇮🇳 · $10
- Mónica W. Domínguez 🇺🇸 · $10
- Rajiv F. Jadeja 🇮🇳 · $10
- Santiago C. Maldonado 🇺🇸 · $10
- Kayode Lawal 🇳🇬 · $5
- André Luiz Ferreira 🇧🇷 · $5
“Thought of Shirin all day after reading this.”
- Danica M. Uy 🇵🇭 · $3
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