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Feed 85 families each week at Open Hands Pantry in Glendale

The Open Hands Pantry pantry in Glendale is running low just as demand rises; $2,600 will stock it for 10 weeks.

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Lucy Robertson
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Glendale
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Tuesday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 22 families, and now we feed 85 each week. Donations have dropped by about 47% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 18 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Glendale market and keep every receipt. Each $50 feeds a family of four for a week. I'll post the weekly shopping receipts and a photo of the shelves each Sunday. Where the $2,600 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,050 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,200 • Baby formula and diapers: $210 • Refrigeration and electricity: $140 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.

Updates from Lucy

  1. We're at 17% thanks to 10 of you. I made the first payment toward refrigeration and electricity. More news soon.

  • Kwame Kwadwo Quaye 🇬🇭 · $100
  • Rahim Anisur Banerjee 🇧🇩 · $100
  • Javeria Samina Malik 🇵🇰 · $80
  • Anonymous 🇿🇦 · $75
  • Ji-ho Do-hyun Yoon 🇰🇷 · $75
  • Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $50

    “Hope the February deadline works out. - Chattogram”

  • Abdullah Hatem Zidan 🇸🇦 · $50
  • Zainab Amal Rashid 🇸🇦 · $50

    “Be well. From Mecca with love.”

  • Sebastião Mateus Cunha 🇧🇷 · $50
  • Kalyani W. Sastry 🇮🇳 · $48
  • Ji-min Min-seo Bae 🇰🇷 · $44
  • Wunmi Hauwa Olawale 🇳🇬 · $25

    “All the best. My colleague told me about this one. - Abuja”

  • Khánh Phương Luong 🇻🇳 · $25
  • Zeeshan Salman Gill 🇵🇰 · $25
  • Pedro A. Vásquez 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Shawn Smith 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Jide Emeka Popoola 🇳🇬 · $25

    “You got this. Gave what I could this week. - Wudil”

  • Papa Michael Bonsu 🇬🇭 · $20
  • Karim Nazrul Rahman 🇧🇩 · $20

    “Stay strong. Thought of Lucy all day after reading this. - Rajshahi”

  • Funmilayo Mercy Oyelaran 🇳🇬 · $15

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  • Hang in there, Lucy. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Take care.

    • Sending good thoughts. Hope you get there. Thinking of Glendale.

      • Good luck. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Kampala.

        • Keep going, Lucy. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Salerno.

          • Hope things get better soon, Lucy. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. God bless.

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