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Help Arun keep the Community Pantry pantry stocked
Arun runs a volunteer pantry feeding 304 families; this fund restocks shelves for the winter.
🇮🇳 Udaipur, Rajasthan, India1,185 views
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Sunday from the back of a community center. We started with 17 families, and now we feed 304 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 50% this winter, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 11 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Udaipur market and keep every receipt.
Each $5 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 $500 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $220
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $170
• Baby formula and diapers: $100
• Refrigeration and electricity: $10
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- David T. Pena 🇺🇸 · $10
- Faruk Imran Roy 🇧🇩 · $62
- Valentina Pérez 🇺🇸 · $36
“Every little bit. Thought of Arun all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”
- Laura Charpentier 🇫🇷 · $10
“Thought of Arun all day after reading this. - Boulogne-Billancourt”
- Udara Wasantha De Silva 🇱🇰 · $5
“Good luck. My cousin told me about this one. - Kandy”
- Monika Emilia Jabłoński 🇵🇱 · $30
- Maya Rita Ghimire 🇳🇵 · $100
- Hiroshi Uchida 🇯🇵 · $25
- Nonso Seyi Oyelaran 🇳🇬 · $66.50
- Nazia Dua Butt 🇵🇰 · $25
- Gugu M. Padayachee 🇿🇦 · $10
- Remedios K. Garcia 🇵🇭 · $10
- Graciela N. Urbina 🇪🇸 · $10
“Best of luck. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Móstoles”
- Wyatt L. Jensen 🇺🇸 · $59
“Every little bit. Thought of Arun all day after reading this. - Tampa”
- Ángel E. Luna 🇪🇸 · $8
“Only $8 but hope it helps. - Seville”
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Rooting for you, Arun. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Greetings from Austin
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Udaipur!
Thank you. If you're in Udaipur I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. I'll keep the page updated.
Sending good thoughts, Arun. Hope you get there. Don't give up.
Stay strong, Arun. Looking forward to the next update. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Take care.
I hope things turn around soon. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from Dresden.