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Help Christian keep the the Harvest Pantry pantry stocked

The the Harvest Pantry pantry in Essen is running low just as demand rises; $3,250 will stock it for 12 weeks.

🇩🇪 Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany591 views
Christian David Schmitz
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Essen
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Harvest Pantry every Tuesday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 18 families, and now we feed 177 each week. Donations have dropped by about 49% this winter, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 15 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Essen market and keep every receipt. Each $25 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $3,250 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,800 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $830 • Baby formula and diapers: $340 • Refrigeration and electricity: $280 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Christian

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  • Lucas DouglasID verified

    Wishing you peace, Christian. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Wish I lived closer to Monterrey so I could bring a meal. Love from Gazipur.

    • wishing you peace, Christian. More neighborhoods should do this.

      • Rooting for you, Christian. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't give up. God bless

        • Wishing you peace, Christian. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.

          • sending love. Looking forward to the next update. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

            • Keep going, Christian. I hope things turn around soon

              • Rooting for you, Christian. More neighborhoods should do this. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double

                • Dewi Maya NugrohoPhoto verified

                  Hope things get better soon. This could happen to any of us. Don't give up. God bless

                  • keep going, Christian. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.

                    • Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Greetings from Sakai

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