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Feed 70 families each week at Community Pantry in Düsseldorf
Leni runs a volunteer pantry feeding 70 families; this fund restocks shelves for the rainy season.
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Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Friday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 11 families, and now we feed 70 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 36% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 12 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Düsseldorf market and keep every receipt.
Each $40 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 $2,050 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $760
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $680
• Baby formula and diapers: $410
• Refrigeration and electricity: $200
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
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Is there anything that isn't money that would help Leni?
Thank you. If you're in Düsseldorf I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Fair thing to want to know.
Sending strength, Leni. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Fresno
How is Leni doing now?
Sending love, Leni. Great idea, hope you get there. My husband and I read this together.
keep going. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Blessings.
Wishing you the best, Leni. It takes guts to ask. Well done.
Thanks for sharing this, Leni. Shared this with my family. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Take care.