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Feed 87 families each week at Neighbors' Pantry in Bucaramanga

Help keep a free food pantry open for elderly neighbors in Bucaramanga.

🇨🇴 Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia457 views
Paloma A. Quiroga
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Bucaramanga
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Friday from the back of a community center. We started with 21 families, and now we feed 87 each week. Donations have dropped by about 57% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 15 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Bucaramanga market and keep every receipt. Each $10 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 $450 goes: • Refrigeration and electricity: $110 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $200 • Baby formula and diapers: $140 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.

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  • Thinking of you, Paloma. Hope this works out for you

    • Wishing you the best, Paloma. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We're a small family in Agra but we're thinking of you.

      • so sorry you're going through this, Paloma. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My neighbor in Akron donated after I showed her your page.

        • rooting for you, Paloma. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. It's not much but it's yours.

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