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Feed 69 families each week at the Thursday Table in Sapporo

The the Thursday Table pantry in Sapporo is running low just as demand rises; $2,350 will stock it for 7 weeks.

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Sosuke Kazuo Takagi
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Sapporo
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Saturday from the back of a community center. We started with 24 families, and now we feed 69 each week. Donations have dropped by about 53% this winter, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 13 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Sapporo market and keep every receipt. Each $25 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 $2,350 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,050 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $930 • Baby formula and diapers: $145 • Refrigeration and electricity: $225 Thanks for being kind about this. - Sosuke
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Updates from Sosuke

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,640 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. 40% there. the plan for refrigeration and electricity is now scheduled. Thank you.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 13% now ($300). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for refrigeration and electricity is now scheduled.

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  • Julia Willems 🇳🇱 · $200

    “God bless. Thought of Sosuke all day after reading this.”

  • William S. Vazquez 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Mwanaisha Ruth Macharia 🇰🇪 · $100
  • Dustin R. Hawkins 🇬🇧 · $100
  • Nina Vanessa Graf 🇩🇪 · $75

    “From my family to yours. Been where you're, it gets better. - Wiesbaden”

  • Karina R. Quiroga 🇺🇸 · $52

    “Good luck. Hope you get the rest soon. - Orlando”

  • Natalia P. Little 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Yamini J. Srivastava 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Lillian Ferguson 🇬🇧 · $50
  • Silas S. Williamson 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Every little bit. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Raleigh”

  • Vishal A. Dubey 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇪🇸 · $50

    “Hope things get better. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Alcalá de Henares”

  • William Brown 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Stay strong. My sister told me about this one. - Corpus Christi”

  • Anonymous 🇪🇸 · $50
  • Hannah R. Radcliffe 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Elsa Rani Santoso 🇮🇩 · $50

    “Get well soon. Thought of Sosuke all day after reading this. - Jakarta Selatan”

  • Amna Mehwish Pasha 🇵🇰 · $49
  • Bello Tunde Coker 🇳🇬 · $49
  • Fumiko Haruka Endo 🇯🇵 · $44
  • Brenda D. Callahan 🇺🇸 · $42

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  • Sarita Kabita Neupane

    Rooting for you. This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Nagpur so I could bring a meal. Love from London.

    • Qasim Adel Badawi

      Your post was clear and honest. Wish I lived closer to Patna so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Sapporo

      • Bohdan Danylenko

        Wishing you peace, Sosuke. I hope things turn around soon. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like

        • Renata P. Bravo

          Hope it all works out. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Blessings.

          • Lorenzo E. Herrera

            Thanks for sharing this. More neighborhoods should do this. My neighbor in Los Angeles donated after I showed her your page. Thinking of Sapporo.

            • Emine Büşra Coşkun

              you're not alone. Hope this works out for you. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.

              • Iwan Dwi Gozali

                Sending love, Sosuke. Your post was clear and honest. Please keep us posted. All the best

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