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Feed 70 families each week at Bread & Beans Kitchen in Athens

The Bread & Beans Kitchen pantry in Athens is running low just as demand rises; $1,350 will stock it for 8 weeks.

🇬🇷 10507, Athens, Attica, Greece2,411 views
Sotiris Tsakiris
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Athens
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Tuesday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 22 families, and now we feed 70 each week. Donations have dropped by about 56% this summer, 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 Athens market and keep every receipt. Each $20 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $1,350 goes: • Refrigeration and electricity: $75 • Baby formula and diapers: $230 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,045 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.

Updates from Sotiris

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 17% funded and I made the first payment toward baby formula and diapers.

  2. We're at 16% thanks to 10 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.

  3. Update from Athens: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 11% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  • Rubina Rahima Mia 🇬🇧 · $50
  • Risa Tomoko Endo 🇯🇵 · $10

    “Stay strong! - Sakai”

  • Deniz Furkan Güler 🇹🇷 · $100
  • Corazon P. Castillo 🇵🇭 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $15

    “You got this. Thought of Sotiris all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”

  • Apostolos Tsakiris 🇬🇷 · $75

    “Stay strong. I'm in Patras, thinking of you.”

  • Sinta Sari Suharto 🇮🇩 · $75

    “Thinking of you. From Jakarta Barat with love.”

  • Ashwin H. Hegde 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Isabelle Camille Fleury 🇨🇦 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Anna Helena Nowakowski 🇵🇱 · $25

    “Get well soon. I'm in Wrocław, thinking of you.”

  • Ruth Mwanaisha Ochieng 🇹🇿 · $5

    “Blessings. Thought of Sotiris all day after reading this.”

  • Eman Mehwish Ahmed 🇵🇰 · $5
  • Christian F. Gonzalez 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $4
  • Antonio P. Sánchez 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Bryan P. Martinez 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Best of luck. Saw your post and had to give. - San Jose”

  • Rukhsar Dua Syed 🇵🇰 · $5

    “From my family to yours. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Peshawar”

  • Anonymous 🇬🇭 · $50

    “All the best. - Kumasi”

  • Christian C. Lawrence 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Best of luck! - Austin”

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  • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Sotiris.

    • Sotiris TsakirisOwnerAnswer

      It's all in the list in the story. refrigeration and electricity is the big one at $75, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. I'll keep the page updated.

  • Your post was clear and honest. I have a 6 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings

    • thanks for sharing this, Sotiris. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Obuasi.

      • is there anything that isn't money that would help Sotiris?

        • Sotiris TsakirisOwnerAnswer

          Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about refrigeration and electricity, advice is welcome too.

      • Shared this with my family. I'm in logistics myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Take care.

        • Olivia CohenQuestion

          Any update on how things are going in Athens?

          • Wishing you the best, Sotiris. Gave what I could, wish it was more

            • Shared this with my family. My neighbor in Mumbai donated after I showed her your page.

              • Sending good thoughts. Hope this works out for you. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.

                • Sending good thoughts. Looking forward to the next update. I'm in nursing myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you

                  $793 raised of $1,350

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