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Help Aiden keep the Open Hands Pantry pantry stocked

Help keep a free food pantry open for families and seniors in Newport.

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Aiden Morris
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Newport
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Thursday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 29 families, and now we feed 179 each week. Donations have dropped by about 43% this rainy season, 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 Newport market and keep every receipt. Each $40 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $2,150 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $870 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,000 • Baby formula and diapers: $280 If you're reading this, thank you.
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Updates from Aiden

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($460 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 14% now ($301). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

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  • Aster Almaz Hailemariam 🇪🇹 · $100

    “Blessings! - Mekelle”

  • Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $100

    “Keep your head up. I'm in Québec, thinking of you.”

  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $56.50
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    “Please keep us posted. - Lyon”

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    “Thinking of you. I'm in Vadodara, thinking of you. - Vadodara”

  • Ruth Muthoni Otieno 🇺🇬 · $50
  • Vanessa Valentina Oliveira 🇧🇷 · $50

    “Hope the February deadline works out. - Campinas”

  • Sébastien Stéphane Gonzalez 🇫🇷 · $50

    “Every little bit. - Strasbourg”

  • Silas F. Wilson 🇨🇦 · $50

    “Hope things get better. Saw your post and had to give. - Saskatoon”

  • Karim Mustafa Ibrahim 🇪🇬 · $46.50

    “Blessings. Hope the February deadline works out. - Heliopolis”

  • Anonymous 🇰🇷 · $41
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    “Hang in there. Small amount but sent with love. - Manukau”

  • David B. Austin 🇺🇸 · $30
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    “Praying for you. Saw your post and had to give. - Niterói”

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    “God bless. From Perth with love.”

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    “Shared with friends too. - Catania”

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    “Get well soon. My mother told me about this one. - Coimbatore”

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    “Every little bit. Small amount but sent with love. - San Francisco”

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  • Ani Citra Saputra

    Take care. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Put this on a community board in Nairobi this morning. Take care!

    • Mahin Rony SenQuestion

      Is there anything that isn't money that would help Aiden?

      • Aiden MorrisOwnerAnswer

        Thank you. If you're in Newport I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. It helps to be asked.

    • Rafał Bartosz Sokołowski

      Sending love, Aiden. Looking forward to the next update. Blessings

      • Milon Milon Khan

        stay strong. Your post was clear and honest. My neighbor in Cape Town donated after I showed her your page. God bless.

        • Maria Renata Castro

          keep going. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I'll check back for the next update.

          • Samuel Alexandre Pereira

            Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. All the best

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