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Feed 350 families each week at Community Pantry in Gold Coast
Howard runs a volunteer pantry feeding 350 families; this fund restocks shelves for the winter.
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Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Thursday from the back of a community center. We started with 23 families, and now we feed 350 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 32% this winter, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 13 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Gold Coast market and keep every receipt.
Each $45 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 $3,100 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,700
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $510
• Baby formula and diapers: $640
• Refrigeration and electricity: $250
Thanks for reading all this.
- Howard
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- Nathan P. Stone 🇺🇸 · $250
- Stephanie M. Juarez 🇺🇸 · $200
- Terry N. Watts 🇺🇸 · $200
“God bless! - Bowling Green”
- Yến Thu Dang 🇻🇳 · $100
- Feyza Kübra Uçar 🇹🇷 · $100
“Get well soon. Gave what I could this week. - Istanbul”
- Anitha E. Menon 🇮🇳 · $100
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $100
- Sander Luuk Bos 🇳🇱 · $100
- Jae-won Si-woo Park 🇰🇷 · $100
- Taiga Kaito Kojima 🇯🇵 · $100
- Maryam Hala Mostafa 🇺🇸 · $75
- Anonymous 🇳🇱 · $75
“Wishing you the best. Thought of Howard all day after reading this.”
- Anna Maria Moroz 🇺🇦 · $75
“God bless. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Kyiv”
- Waleed Waleed Ghanem 🇸🇦 · $71.50
- Alexandra G. Lynch 🇺🇸 · $55
“God bless. From Albany with love.”
- Junaid Saad Cheema 🇵🇰 · $52
- Walter A. Contreras 🇺🇸 · $50
- Hyun-ju Yoon 🇰🇷 · $50
- Wendy Lee 🇨🇦 · $50
- Charlotte K. Ranginui 🇳🇿 · $50
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is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Howard.
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale) comes first ($1,700) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Ask me anything else.
Praying for you, Howard. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Please keep us posted. God bless.
Sending strength. Hope this works out for you. Put this on a community board in Howrah this morning. Blessings.
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Gold Coast.
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale), advice is welcome too. Happy to explain more.
Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Tlaquepaque.
Thinking of you. More neighborhoods should do this. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. God bless.
Hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. All the best
Sending love. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. All the best.
It takes guts to ask. Well done. I'm in customer support myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you
Wishing you the best. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Take care