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Help Cooper keep the Bread & Beans Kitchen pantry stocked

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

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Cooper B. Armstrong
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Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Sunday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 21 families, and now we feed 171 each week. Donations have dropped by about 43% this school holidays, 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 Edinburgh 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 $2,250 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,200 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $440 • Baby formula and diapers: $380 • Refrigeration and electricity: $230 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
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  • Sofía C. Torres

    stay strong, Cooper. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Take care

    • Zainab Noor YassinID verified

      Hope things get better soon, Cooper. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in

      • Ghassan Kamal Said

        Wishing you the best, Cooper. Looking forward to the next update

        • Víctor K. Tapia

          wishing you the best, Cooper. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care

          • Amol B. Bhatt

            Sending good thoughts, Cooper. More neighborhoods should do this. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too!

            • Shinji Yuma Murata

              Thinking of you and your family, Cooper. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer.

              • Pari S. Kohli

                stay strong, Cooper. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Please keep us posted.

                • Gabriel N. Urbina

                  Thanks for sharing this, Cooper. Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.

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