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Feed 86 families each week at the Second Helping in Duisburg

Help keep a free food pantry open for families facing hunger in Duisburg.

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Elias Klaus Seidel
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Duisburg
Since 2019, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Friday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 26 families, and now we feed 86 each week. Donations have dropped by about 60% this winter, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 13 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Duisburg market and keep every receipt. Each $30 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 $2,450 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,600 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $440 • Baby formula and diapers: $220 • Refrigeration and electricity: $190 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
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Updates from Elias

  1. Small update. $972 so far, the plan for fresh vegetables and fruit is now scheduled.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 35% funded and the first invoice got paid this week. - Elias

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    “Thought of Elias all day after reading this. - Ikeja”

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    “All the best. Been where you are, it gets better. - Naples”

  • Johan Viktor Lindgren 🇸🇪 · $50

    “Wishing you the best. Shared with friends too. - Gothenburg”

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    “Keep your head up. Thought of Elias all day after reading this. - Bogra”

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    “From my family to yours. My father told me about this one. - Guadalajara”

  • Anjali W. Prajapati 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Happy to help. Thought of Elias all day after reading this. - Salem”

  • Dipesh Dinesh Maharjan 🇳🇵 · $25
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    “Wish I could do more. From Barranquilla with love. - Barranquilla”

  • Dalia Fatima Bakr 🇲🇦 · $20

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  • Thandi Botha

    Stay strong, Elias. I hope things turn around soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

    • Sapna M. Dhawan

      Praying for you. Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day

      • Pari C. Verma

        Hope it all works out, Elias. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Don't give up. Take care.

        • Min-ho Ha-joon SungVerified organization

          hope things get better soon, Elias. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best

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