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Feed 355 families each week at the Thursday Table in Birmingham

Help keep a free food pantry open for neighbors in need in Birmingham.

🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom4,181 views
Ruth D. Shaw
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Birmingham
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Friday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 8 families, and now we feed 355 each week. Donations have dropped by about 58% this winter, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 16 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Birmingham market and keep every receipt. Each $40 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $2,500 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $900 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,050 • Baby formula and diapers: $290 • Refrigeration and electricity: $260 Thanks for reading all this. - Ruth
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Updates from Ruth

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 62% funded and the plan for rice, beans, flour and oil is now scheduled.

  2. We're at 41% thanks to 27 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.

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    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Ruth all day after reading this. - Ekurhuleni”

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    “Sending love. Thought of Ruth all day after reading this. - Naivasha”

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