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Feed 81 families each week at Neighbors' Pantry in Makati
Jerome runs a volunteer pantry feeding 81 families; this fund restocks shelves for the school holidays.
🇵🇭 Metro Manila, Philippines1,023 views
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Friday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 14 families, and now we feed 81 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 59% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 16 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Makati 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 $450 goes:
• Baby formula and diapers: $85
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $165
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $200
I hope life is good to you.
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- Anonymous 🇺🇦 · $159
- Sergio K. Cabrera 🇲🇽 · $75
- Michelle C. Estrada 🇺🇸 · $75
- Sergio C. Romero 🇲🇽 · $50
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50
“Good luck. Thought of Jerome all day after reading this. - Austin”
- Citlali P. Tapia 🇺🇸 · $30
- Yasemin Kübra Koç 🇹🇷 · $25
- Júlia Natália Bastos 🇧🇷 · $25
- Yusuf Muhammad Firmansyah 🇮🇩 · $25
- Diego Leonardo Martins 🇧🇷 · $19
- Bappy Anisur Banerjee 🇧🇩 · $10
- Tareq Tanvir Mahmud 🇮🇳 · $10
- José Mateus Mendes 🇧🇷 · $10
“Rooting for you. Thought of Jerome all day after reading this. - Recife”
- Douglas F. Fernandez 🇺🇸 · $10
- Ouma Victor Simiyu 🇰🇪 · $5
“Be well. From Machakos with love.”
- Yves Alexandre Garcia 🇫🇷 · $5
“Wishing you the best. Thought of Jerome all day after reading this.”
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Thinking of you and your family, Jerome. Shared it with a few friends. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Makati.
Stay strong, Jerome. Great idea, hope you get there. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
Thinking of you and your family. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Blessings.