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Feed 66 families each week at the Thursday Table in Faisalabad
Help keep a free food pantry open for neighbors in need in Faisalabad.
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Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Saturday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 10 families, and now we feed 66 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 42% this winter, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 19 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Faisalabad market and keep every receipt.
Each $5 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 $350 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $160
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $110
• Baby formula and diapers: $55
• Refrigeration and electricity: $25
Thanks for reading all this.
Updates from Saima
Update from Faisalabad: I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. We're at 27% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
We're at 10% thanks to 3 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon.
- Dhanush T. Babu 🇮🇳 · $25
- Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $77
- Thomas Groß 🇩🇪 · $10
“Hope this helps. From Nuremberg with love.”
- Hana Ines Hamdan 🇮🇹 · $5
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $53.50
- Grace L. Knight 🇦🇺 · $5
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $26
“Best of luck. Shared with friends too. - Dwarka”
- Aisha Williams 🇳🇬 · $5
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Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Pretoria.