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Feed 366 families each week at Open Hands Pantry in Taguig
The Open Hands Pantry pantry in Taguig is running low just as demand rises; $500 will stock it for 11 weeks.
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Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Saturday from the back of a community center. We started with 28 families, and now we feed 366 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 51% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 8 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Taguig 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 $500 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $200
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $210
• Baby formula and diapers: $45
• Refrigeration and electricity: $45
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
- Carlo
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- Rohit Nadar 🇮🇳 · $100
- Walter A. Rhodes 🇳🇿 · $100
- Olumide Paul Balogun 🇳🇬 · $10
- Rubina Farah Memon 🇵🇰 · $20
“Thought of Carlo all day after reading this. - Faisalabad”
- Snehal A. Gandhi 🇮🇳 · $62
- Donna D. Jackson 🇬🇧 · $10
- Mónica C. Aguilar 🇪🇸 · $25
“Good luck. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Málaga”
- Luana Natália Castro 🇧🇷 · $100
- Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $14
“Thinking of you. Thought of Carlo all day after reading this. - Dhaka”
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This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Angeles.
take care, Carlo. Your post was clear and honest. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Davao City.