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Feed 375 families each week at Open Hands Pantry in Negombo
The Open Hands Pantry pantry in Negombo is running low just as demand rises; $400 will stock it for 6 weeks.
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1,898 views
Since 2019, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Monday from the back of a community center. We started with 23 families, and now we feed 375 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 34% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 16 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Negombo 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 $400 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $180
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $120
• Baby formula and diapers: $70
• Refrigeration and electricity: $30
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
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- Leandro Antônio Duarte 🇧🇷 · $50
- Elmarie A. Van der Merwe 🇿🇦 · $5
“God bless - East London”
- Khánh Xuân Bui 🇺🇸 · $9
- Priscila Manuela Peixoto 🇧🇷 · $25
- Zawadi Akinyi Mussa 🇰🇪 · $30
“Sending love - Naivasha”
- Rita Jemima Larbi 🇬🇭 · $5
- Kristine R. Aquino 🇵🇭 · $50
- Sinta Mega Suryadi 🇮🇩 · $50
- Sébastien Kévin Rolland 🇫🇷 · $50
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Sending love. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Put this on a community board in Kathmandu this morning
Is there anything that isn't money that would help Thilina?
Thanks for sharing this. Great idea, hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Thilina.
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale) comes first ($180) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Let me know if you want more detail.
Thinking of you, Thilina. Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. All the best
Rooting for you, Thilina. Hope you get there.
How is Thilina doing now?
rooting for you, Thilina. Shared it with a few friends. I have a 8 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
Thanks for sharing this, Thilina. Hope this works out for you. Put this on a community board in Rotterdam this morning. All the best!
rooting for you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I'll check back for the next update. God bless.
hang in there, Thilina. Hope this works out for you. Wish I lived closer to Wollongong so I could bring a meal
Wishing you peace, Thilina. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I went through something like this 12 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.
you're not alone. Shared this with my family. I'll check back for the next update
Thanks for sharing this, Thilina. Hope this works out for you. All the best.
Thinking of you and your family, Thilina. Hope this works out for you. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Greetings from Rome
Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from 6th of October City
Thinking of you and your family. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Greetings from Galle.
shared this with my family. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Take care
Thinking of you, Thilina. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My neighbor in Pretoria donated after I showed her your page. Take care.
You're not alone. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I have a 5 year old who wants to send good wishes too.
good luck, Thilina. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't be hard on yourself for asking
Sending love, Thilina. This could happen to any of us. I hope May is when things finally get easier. Blessings
great idea, hope you get there. Greetings from Siliguri.
Hope things get better soon, Thilina. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Blessings
Hang in there, Thilina. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Love from Bogotá