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Help Ana keep the Open Hands Pantry pantry stocked
Ana runs a volunteer pantry feeding 212 families; this fund restocks shelves for the harvest gap.
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Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Thursday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 29 families, and now we feed 212 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 54% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 14 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Knoxville market and keep every receipt.
Each $50 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 $2,100 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,150
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $840
• Refrigeration and electricity: $110
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
Updates from Ana
Good news. Because of your gifts ($364 in total) I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Nasser Mazen Hamdan 🇪🇬 · $10
- Qian Ting Xie 🇦🇺 · $100
- Beau S. Rivera 🇬🇧 · $59
- Sandra Felicia Appiah 🇬🇭 · $10
- Irina Inna Shevchuk 🇷🇺 · $21
“Wish I could do more. Hope the December deadline works out. - Saint Petersburg”
- Lincoln Booker 🇬🇧 · $25
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $30
- Lucía G. Herrera 🇺🇸 · $78
- Marcus K. Ford 🇺🇸 · $19
- Daniel Fransson 🇸🇪 · $25
“Keep your head up. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Malmö”
- Salim Bakari Mwende 🇰🇪 · $100
- Renata K. Cortés 🇺🇸 · $10
- Chen Fan 🇺🇸 · $72
- Luis W. Delgado 🇪🇸 · $10
“Praying for you. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Granada”
- Arda Orhan Doğan 🇹🇷 · $50
“Sending love. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Ankara”
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Hope things get better soon, Ana. Looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Ikeja but we're thinking of you. Take care.
Keep going, Ana. Great idea, hope you get there
wishing you the best, Ana. Hope you get there. Take care
Thinking of you, Ana. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Knoxville
sending love, Ana. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.
Wishing you the best, Ana. Shared this with my family. I hope December is when things finally get easier. Take care
Wishing you the best, Ana. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Knoxville.
Hope it all works out, Ana. More neighborhoods should do this. It's not much but it's yours.
You're not alone. Shared this with my family. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Los Angeles.
Wishing you the best, Ana. Great idea, hope you get there. We're a small family in Madurai but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Madurai.
Wishing you peace. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Knoxville
you're not alone. Shared this with my family. I have a 10 year old who wants to send good wishes too