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Feed 367 families each week at the Harvest Pantry in Lexington
The the Harvest Pantry pantry in Lexington is running low just as demand rises; $2,450 will stock it for 9 weeks.
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Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Harvest Pantry every Tuesday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 20 families, and now we feed 367 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 46% this summer, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 15 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Lexington market and keep every receipt.
Each $50 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 $2,450 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,450
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $490
• Baby formula and diapers: $220
• Refrigeration and electricity: $290
Thanks for being kind about this.
- Declan
Updates from Declan
Quick update: $903 raised so far (37%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Arjun L. Panwar 🇮🇳 · $250
- Sabbir Sajib Bhuiyan 🇧🇩 · $200
- Kato Ssemwogerere 🇺🇬 · $100
- Usha E. Pandey 🇮🇳 · $100
- Allan F. Rivera 🇵🇭 · $100
- Anoma Sanduni Dissanayake 🇱🇰 · $100
“Be well. Hope the August deadline works out. - Dehiwala”
- Zoya Halyna Antonov 🇺🇦 · $100
“Get well soon. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Lviv”
- Anonymous 🇯🇵 · $80
- Ian A. Campbell 🇬🇧 · $75
- Heather B. Lawrence 🇬🇧 · $69.50
- Greyson H. Yates 🇬🇧 · $69
- Bukola Comfort Lasisi 🇳🇬 · $50
“God bless. Thought of Declan all day after reading this. - Lagos”
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $50
- Balaji Rajan 🇮🇳 · $50
- Seung-hyun Dae-hyun Shin 🇰🇷 · $50
“Take care of yourselves. Please keep us posted. - Mapo”
- Phượng Phương Ngo 🇻🇳 · $48
- Letícia Maria Batista 🇧🇷 · $36
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $30
- Nikhil B. Srivastava 🇮🇳 · $30
- Camilla Paola Giuliani 🇮🇹 · $30
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wishing you peace, Declan. Shared this with my family. God bless
Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Lexington.
Great idea, hope you get there. Love from Victoria.
hope you get there. Don't give up. Greetings from Flint
Thinking of you and your family, Declan. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I hope August is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Lexington
good luck, Declan. 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. All the best.
Hope it all works out, Declan. This could happen to any of us. Put this on a community board in Manchester this morning. All the best.
Praying for you. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Madrid.