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Help Brandon keep the the Sunday Shelf pantry stocked
Help keep a free food pantry open for families and seniors in Pietermaritzburg.
🇿🇦 Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa366 views
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Thursday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 15 families, and now we feed 293 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 47% this summer, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 13 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Pietermaritzburg market and keep every receipt.
Each $10 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 $350 goes:
• Baby formula and diapers: $60
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $250
• Refrigeration and electricity: $40
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
Updates from Brandon
Good news. Because of your gifts ($285 in total) I made the first payment toward baby formula and diapers. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
We're at 31% thanks to 2 of you. the plan for baby formula and diapers is now scheduled. More news soon.
- Ake Ake Boonmee 🇹🇭 · $10
“Hang in there. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Nakhon Ratchasima”
- Gerald M. Tran 🇺🇸 · $46
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $100
- Mason K. Kelley 🇬🇧 · $75
- Rin Asuka Fukuda 🇯🇵 · $100
- Rahma Ghada Yassin 🇲🇦 · $10
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Hang in there, Brandon. Hope you get there. My neighbor in Embakasi donated after I showed her your page. Love from Embakasi.