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Feed 70 families each week at the Thursday Table in Jeddah

Nour runs a volunteer pantry feeding 70 families; this fund restocks shelves for the harvest gap.

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Nour Ghada Zerrouki
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Jeddah
Since 2019, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Saturday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 17 families, and now we feed 70 each week. Donations have dropped by about 37% 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 Jeddah 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 $1,450 goes: • Baby formula and diapers: $160 • Refrigeration and electricity: $210 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,080 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Nour
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Updates from Nour

  1. Thank you all. We're at 35% now ($503). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($523 in total) I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. We're at 55% thanks to 20 of you. I made the first payment toward baby formula and diapers. More news soon.

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  • Rohan K. Dubey

    Hang in there. I hope things turn around soon. Don't give up. God bless.

    • Omer Waqas Ghani

      keep going, Nour. Looking forward to the next update. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings

      • Carolina Edilene Santos

        Rooting for you, Nour. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Patras.

        • William RadcliffePhoto verified

          Hope it all works out. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Sent it to 15 people at work

          • Puja Tamanna Chowdhury

            Sending good thoughts, Nour. Great idea, hope you get there!

            • Rina Mousumi Parvez

              Keep going, Nour. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Love from Ubud.

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