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Feed 99 families each week at the Sunday Shelf in Munich

Lina runs a volunteer pantry feeding 99 families; this fund restocks shelves for the school holidays.

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Munich, Bavaria, Germany1,001 views
Lina Sophie Voigt
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Munich
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Sunday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 19 families, and now we feed 99 each week. Donations have dropped by about 40% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 17 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Munich market and keep every receipt. Each $25 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 $2,250 goes: โ€ข Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,700 โ€ข Baby formula and diapers: $350 โ€ข Refrigeration and electricity: $200 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.

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  • Wayne P. Nel ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $250
  • Gilles Pierre Bonnet ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $100
  • Sarah Aurรฉlie Leclercq ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $100

    โ€œGood luck. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Nรฎmesโ€

  • Rafael K. Alcantara ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $100
  • Rania Fatima Bouzid ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ยท $50
  • Nilmini Wanigasekara ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ยท $50
  • Ryan K. Singh ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ยท $41

    โ€œFrom my family to yours. Thought of Lina all day after reading this. - Cairnsโ€

  • Ketki H. Bhosale ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $30
  • Juliana Priscila Moura ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $25

    โ€œGood luck. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Juazeiro do Norteโ€

  • Ikenna Babatunde Abdullahi ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $25
  • Jimena F. Robles ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ยท $25

    โ€œPraying for you. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Monterreyโ€

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  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $10

    โ€œWishing you the best. Been where you're, it gets better. - Clevelandโ€

  • Shweta E. Chaturvedi ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $10
  • Jean Robert ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $5
  • Uchenna Tayo Musa ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $5

    โ€œTake care of yourselves. Thought of Lina all day after reading this. - Lagosโ€

  • Serena Serena Gentile ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ยท $5

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  • wishing you peace, Lina. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Nakhon Ratchasima

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