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Feed 358 families each week at Community Pantry in Bangkok
Somsak runs a volunteer pantry feeding 358 families; this fund restocks shelves for the school holidays.
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Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Monday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 24 families, and now we feed 358 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 49% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 9 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Bangkok market and keep every receipt.
Each $10 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $800 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $410
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $160
• Baby formula and diapers: $140
• Refrigeration and electricity: $90
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- Somsak
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is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Somsak.
It's all in the list in the story. rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale) is the big one at $410, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Thanks for asking.
Great idea, hope you get there. Sent it to 10 people at work!
Praying for you. Looking forward to the next update. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double
keep going, Somsak. Shared it with a few friends. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Kampala.
Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
praying for you. Hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. God bless
Good luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. It's not much but it's yours.
stay strong, Somsak. Hope this works out for you. We're a small family in Comilla but we're thinking of you.
thinking of you, Somsak. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.