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Feed 73 families each week at Neighbors' Pantry in Rawalpindi

The Neighbors' Pantry pantry in Rawalpindi is running low just as demand rises; $350 will stock it for 12 weeks.

🇵🇰 Pakistan1,746 views
Zeeshan Kamran Niazi
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Rawalpindi
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Friday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 26 families, and now we feed 73 each week. Donations have dropped by about 49% this rainy season, 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 Rawalpindi market and keep every receipt. Each $5 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $350 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $90 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $175 • Baby formula and diapers: $60 • Refrigeration and electricity: $25 Every share and every dollar helps.
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Updates from Zeeshan

  1. Thank you all. We're at 103% now ($362). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  2. Quick update: $208 raised so far (59%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

Donations

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  • Miguel Ríos 🇪🇸 · $30
  • Joseph H. Morales 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Sinta Sri Gunawan 🇮🇩 · $10

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  • Miguel J. Hernández 🇪🇸 · $10
  • Rina Citra Hartono 🇮🇩 · $134
  • Dennis G. Salazar 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Shirin Joya Molla 🇧🇩 · $157.50

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  • Ximena Renata Vargas

    Thanks for sharing this. More neighborhoods should do this. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

    • Kathleen A. Alcantara

      thanks for sharing this, Zeeshan. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. God bless.

      $491.50 raised of $350

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