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Feed 373 families each week at the Sunday Shelf in Nottingham
Patrick runs a volunteer pantry feeding 373 families; this fund restocks shelves for the winter.
🇬🇧 Nottingham, England, United Kingdom1,720 views
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Thursday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 27 families, and now we feed 373 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 32% this winter, 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 Nottingham market and keep every receipt.
Each $50 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $2,950 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,650
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $640
• Baby formula and diapers: $510
• Refrigeration and electricity: $150
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
Updates from Patrick
Quick update: $741 raised so far (25%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
Quick update: $339 raised so far (11%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Vandana B. Bhatia 🇮🇳 · $100
- Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $100
- Harini A. Pai 🇮🇳 · $100
- Tareq Imran Alam 🇧🇩 · $75
- Ezra Walsh 🇺🇸 · $50
“Hope this helps. I'm in Bowling Green, thinking of you. - Bowling Green”
- Jin-woo Min-ho Shim 🇰🇷 · $50
- Samuel Benjamin Twum 🇬🇭 · $50
“Thinking of you. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Kumasi”
- Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $50
- Herman Enriquez 🇵🇭 · $50
- Hala Dina Sabbagh 🇲🇦 · $50
- Dipesh Pawan Singh 🇳🇵 · $50
- Uchenna Gbenga Yusuf 🇳🇬 · $50
- Hugo A. Reyes 🇺🇸 · $50
- Jemima Abigail Nkrumah 🇬🇭 · $50
- José E. Vega 🇺🇸 · $45
- Myra H. Pandey 🇺🇸 · $42
“Blessings. Only $42 but hope it helps. - Buffalo”
- Wambui Apio Mwende 🇰🇪 · $41
- Sebastián M. Herrera 🇨🇴 · $40
- Hoàng Việt Tong 🇻🇳 · $38.50
- Ziad Fadi Cherif 🇲🇦 · $30
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Hope things get better soon, Patrick. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.
Wishing you the best. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Bogra
Stay strong, Patrick. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Take care.