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Feed 79 families each week at the Thursday Table in Cologne
Help keep a free food pantry open for neighbors in need in Cologne.
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Since 2021, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Sunday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 8 families, and now we feed 79 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 55% this summer, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 7 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Cologne market and keep every receipt.
Each $45 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $2,550 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $670
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $960
• Baby formula and diapers: $570
• Refrigeration and electricity: $350
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Alp
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Sending strength. Hope you get there. Greetings from Medellín
Hope this works out for you. Sent it to 19 people at work.
So sorry you're going through this, Alp. Shared this with my family. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
praying for you. Great idea, hope you get there.
Thinking of you and your family, Alp. Looking forward to the next update. Wish I lived closer to Hanoi so I could bring a meal. Take care