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Feed 396 families each week at the Harvest Pantry in Aurora
Help keep a free food pantry open for neighbors in need in Aurora.
🇺🇸 60541, Aurora, Illinois, United States1,438 views
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Harvest Pantry every Saturday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 20 families, and now we feed 396 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 51% this winter, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 14 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Aurora market and keep every receipt.
Each $30 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 $2,600 goes:
• Refrigeration and electricity: $290
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,750
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $560
I hope life is good to you.
- Taylor
Updates from Taylor
Small update. $386 so far, the plan for fresh vegetables and fruit is now scheduled.
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shared it with a few friends. I have a 14 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Aurora.
more neighborhoods should do this. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Mukono.
Wishing you the best. I hope things turn around soon. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Dwarka.