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Help Amira keep the Community Pantry pantry stocked

Amira runs a volunteer pantry feeding 210 families; this fund restocks shelves for the school holidays.

🇸🇦 Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia1,511 views
Amira Lina Ismail
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Jeddah
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Monday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 19 families, and now we feed 210 each week. Donations have dropped by about 46% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 16 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Jeddah market and keep every receipt. Each $15 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 $1,950 goes: • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $430 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,350 • Refrigeration and electricity: $170 Thanks for reading all this. - Amira
#food-pantry#hunger#volunteer-led#food

Updates from Amira

  1. We're at 14% thanks to 9 of you. I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 20% now ($397). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

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    “All the best. Thought of Amira all day after reading this. - Kingston”

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    “Thought of Amira all day after reading this. - Sukkur”

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    “Thought of Amira all day after reading this. - Leeds”

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    “Sending love. Hope the November deadline works out. - Kazan”

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  • Iwan Budi Winata

    hope it all works out, Amira. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. God bless.

    • Marcelo Rodrigo MeloPhoto verified

      You're not alone, Amira. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Guadalupe.

      • Rodrigo D. Mendoza

        Wishing you peace, Amira. More neighborhoods should do this. My neighbor in Tallahassee donated after I showed her your page. All the best.

        • Bayu Heru Sihombing

          Sending strength, Amira. Your post was clear and honest. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected

          • Mehmet Altun

            Thinking of you, Amira. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Jakarta Selatan.

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