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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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Alp Mehmet Ünal
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Cologne
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

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