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Feed 365 families each week at the Harvest Pantry in Quezon City

Benjamin runs a volunteer pantry feeding 365 families; this fund restocks shelves for the harvest gap.

🇵🇭 Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines1,609 views
Benjamin W. Cruz
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Quezon City
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Harvest Pantry every Thursday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 17 families, and now we feed 365 each week. Donations have dropped by about 58% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 10 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Quezon City market and keep every receipt. Each $10 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 $600 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $260 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $240 • Baby formula and diapers: $40 • Refrigeration and electricity: $60 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Benjamin

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  • Pooja C. Modi 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Edgardo D. Concepcion 🇵🇭 · $75
  • Sérgio Caio Amaral 🇧🇷 · $20
  • Anna E. Peterson 🇬🇧 · $50

    “Hope this helps. Thought of Benjamin all day after reading this. - Leicester”

  • Grace Queen Aliyu 🇳🇬 · $36

    “Thought of Benjamin all day after reading this. - Ogbomosho”

  • Pichai Opas Laohakul 🇹🇭 · $5
  • Jenny G. Gonzales 🇵🇭 · $25
  • Pimchanok Supaporn Jaidee 🇹🇭 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $25

    “You got this. Thought of Benjamin all day after reading this. - Juazeiro do Norte”

  • Vijay R. Rathore 🇮🇳 · $10

    “Hang in there. Thought of Benjamin all day after reading this. - Mumbai”

  • Olumide Festus Popoola 🇳🇬 · $20
  • Karina J. Romero 🇦🇷 · $50
  • Natalia H. Cortés 🇲🇽 · $30
  • Elias Wong 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Enrique D. Ramírez 🇲🇽 · $50
  • Verónica P. Romero 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Hauwa Onyeama 🇳🇬 · $25
  • Ji-hye Ye-eun Ko 🇰🇷 · $53
  • José João Cardoso 🇧🇷 · $8

    “Thought of Benjamin all day after reading this. - Uberlândia”

  • Imad Faisal Slimani 🇳🇱 · $60

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  • Muhammad Naufal Hakim🇮🇩Verified helper
    Amazing support system

    I was skeptical at first, but this person proved to be reliable and genuinely interested in helping. Their response time was incredible and their solutions were practical.

  • Mónica S. Campos🇺🇸Verified donor
    Great help in a difficult time

    The help I received was exactly what was described and more. This person follows through on their commitments and genuinely cares about making a positive impact.

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  • sending love, Benjamin. I hope things turn around soon. Please keep us posted

    • You're not alone, Benjamin. Gave what I could, wish it was more. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.

      • Rooting for you. Your post was clear and honest. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Greetings from Denpasar.

        • Qian TanID verified

          rooting for you, Benjamin. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Please keep us posted. God bless.

          • Rooting for you, Benjamin. This could happen to any of us. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Jacksonville.

            • You're not alone, Benjamin. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.

              • shared this with my family. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Quezon City.

                • Shreya F. PandyaPhoto verified

                  Wishing you peace, Benjamin. I hope things turn around soon.

                  • Best of luck, Benjamin. Shared it with a few friends.

                    • Hope it all works out, Benjamin. Hope you get there. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Greetings from Oakland!

                      • Hope you get there. Sent it to 13 people at work. Greetings from Odesa.

                        • hope it all works out. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Venice

                          • Shared this with my family. Love from Columbus!

                            • praying for you. More neighborhoods should do this. Thinking of Quezon City

                              • It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in Arlington this morning

                                • take care, Benjamin. Shared it with a few friends. Take care

                                  • Sebastian E. HarrisPhoto verified

                                    hang in there, Benjamin. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. All the best.

                                    • Take care, Benjamin. Looking forward to the next update.

                                      • Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Mangaluru

                                        • Liton Saif AhmedPhoto verified

                                          Great idea, hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Quezon City

                                          $712.50 raised of $600

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