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Help Ana keep the Community Pantry pantry stocked

Ana runs a volunteer pantry feeding 364 families; this fund restocks shelves for the summer.

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Ana H. Rojas
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Medellín
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Thursday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 16 families, and now we feed 364 each week. Donations have dropped by about 41% this summer, 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 Medellín 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 $650 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $520 • Refrigeration and electricity: $35 • Baby formula and diapers: $95 Thanks for being kind about this. - Ana

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  • Lucas F. Patterson 🇺🇸 · $80
  • Alejandro J. Núñez 🇦🇷 · $10
  • Adrián S. Sandoval 🇦🇷 · $75
  • Andrei Toma 🇷🇴 · $250

    “Be well. Gave what I could this week. - Cluj-Napoca”

  • Murugan H. Ramachandran 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Janaka Nalin Nanayakkara 🇱🇰 · $25

    “Thought of Ana all day after reading this. - Colombo”

  • Yubraj Manoj Pun 🇳🇵 · $10
  • Charlotte L. Holland 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Kajal M. Naik 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Luca K. Simpson 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Howard T. Ruiz 🇺🇸 · $250
  • Iman Mona Amin 🇸🇦 · $6

    “Hope this helps. From Medina with love.”

  • Maya Anisa Hartono 🇮🇩 · $20
  • Ronaldo Brito 🇧🇷 · $10
  • Kimberly R. Yang 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Thought of Ana all day after reading this. - Tampa”

  • Amal Lina Hamid 🇬🇧 · $10

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  • Wishing you the best, Ana. Looking forward to the next update. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Medellín.

    • Great idea, hope you get there. Greetings from Abuja.

      • Thinking of you. Great idea, hope you get there. Greetings from Laredo.

        • sending strength, Ana. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.

          • Rooting for you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I have a 7 year old who wants to send good wishes too.

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