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Feed 366 families each week at the Sunday Shelf in Rajshahi

The the Sunday Shelf pantry in Rajshahi is running low just as demand rises; $250 will stock it for 7 weeks.

🇧🇩 Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh1,149 views
Rashed Tanvir Siddique
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Rajshahi
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Sunday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 24 families, and now we feed 366 each week. Donations have dropped by about 40% this summer, 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 Rajshahi market and keep every receipt. Each $5 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $250 goes: • Baby formula and diapers: $60 • Refrigeration and electricity: $15 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $175 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Rashed

Updates from Rashed

  1. Thank you all. We're at 40% now ($100). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for refrigeration and electricity is now scheduled.

  2. 20% there. I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.

  • Anand F. Garg 🇮🇳 · $9

    “Thought of Rashed all day after reading this.”

  • Clémence Simone Roy 🇨🇦 · $50

    “Sending love. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Montréal”

  • Jayanthi K. Naidu 🇮🇳 · $50

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