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Help Benjamin keep the the Sunday Shelf pantry stocked

The the Sunday Shelf pantry in Caloocan is running low just as demand rises; $500 will stock it for 10 weeks.

🇵🇭 Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines880 views
Benjamin C. Pascual
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Caloocan
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Wednesday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 15 families, and now we feed 79 each week. Donations have dropped by about 56% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 6 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Caloocan 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): $195 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $150 • Baby formula and diapers: $100 • Refrigeration and electricity: $55 I hope life is good to you. - Benjamin

Updates from Benjamin

  1. Thank you all. We're at 5% now ($24). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. Update from Caloocan: I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. We're at 5% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Wanted to say thank you properly. 3% funded and I made the first payment toward baby formula and diapers.

  • Alexandra D. Griffin 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Howard Kirby 🇬🇧 · $9

    “Best of luck. Thought of Benjamin all day after reading this.”

  • Yasir Mustafa Ismail 🇬🇧 · $15

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