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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.

🇵🇭 Philippines1,144 views
Carlo S. Castillo
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Taguig
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
  • Luana Natália Castro 🇧🇷 · $100
  • Snehal A. Gandhi 🇮🇳 · $62
  • Mónica C. Aguilar 🇪🇸 · $25

    “Good luck. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Málaga”

  • Rubina Farah Memon 🇵🇰 · $20

    “Thought of Carlo all day after reading this. - Faisalabad”

  • Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $14

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Carlo all day after reading this. - Dhaka”

  • Donna D. Jackson 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Olumide Paul Balogun 🇳🇬 · $10

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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.

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