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Help Ariana keep the Neighbors' Pantry pantry stocked

Help keep a free food pantry open for elderly neighbors in Belfast.

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Ariana C. Bryant
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Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Wednesday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 16 families, and now we feed 371 each week. Donations have dropped by about 44% this winter, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 7 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Belfast market and keep every receipt. Each $50 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $2,750 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,000 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,000 • Baby formula and diapers: $570 • Refrigeration and electricity: $180 Thanks for reading all this.

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  1. We're at 18% thanks to 12 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.

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  • Laura Heike Keller 🇩🇪 · $10

    “From my family to yours. From Karlsruhe with love. - Karlsruhe”

  • Lorena Rafaela Machado 🇧🇷 · $10

    “Get well soon. Thought of Ariana all day after reading this. - Petrópolis”

  • Lanre Chukwuemeka Lasisi 🇳🇬 · $15
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  • Regina N. Serrano 🇪🇸 · $50

    “Thought of Ariana all day after reading this. - Madrid”

  • Rosa M. Jiménez 🇨🇴 · $20
  • Onur Metin Çetin 🇹🇷 · $25

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Ariana all day after reading this.”

  • Andi Wahyu Pane 🇮🇩 · $74
  • Josephine G. Rodriguez 🇨🇦 · $100
  • Margaux Breton 🇫🇷 · $30
  • Angel F. Villanueva 🇵🇭 · $23

    “Blessings. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Caloocan”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Get well soon. I'm in Dwarka, thinking of you.”

  • Isaac Cortez 🇺🇸 · $30
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  • Danish Naveed Bhatti 🇵🇰 · $6
  • Laurent Remy 🇲🇦 · $50
  • Lisa Ursula Meier 🇩🇪 · $10
  • Tharun M. Chettiar 🇮🇳 · $20

    “Happy to help. Thought of Ariana all day after reading this. - Varanasi”

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  • Keep going. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from New Delhi.

    • Rooting for you, Ariana. More neighborhoods should do this. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. All the best.

      • Hang in there. Shared this with my family. Please keep us posted. Love from Lapu-Lapu!

        • Hang in there. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. After 13 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything. All the best.

          • Chitra M. SivakumarPhoto verified

            You're not alone. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Love from Hồ Chí Minh City.

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