Feed 66 families each week at Open Hands Pantry in Burnaby

Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Friday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 11 families, and now we feed 66 each week. Donations have dropped by about 42% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 6 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Burnaby market and keep every receipt. Each $30 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $2,300 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,050 • Refrigeration and electricity: $190 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,060 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.