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Help Evelyn keep the Community Pantry pantry stocked
The Community Pantry pantry in Jacksonville is running low just as demand rises; $1,850 will stock it for 10 weeks.
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Since 2023, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Sunday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 25 families, and now we feed 304 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 57% this harvest gap, 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 Jacksonville market and keep every receipt.
Each $40 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $1,850 goes:
• Baby formula and diapers: $330
• Refrigeration and electricity: $450
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,070
Glad we found this place.
- Evelyn
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Best of luck, Evelyn. More neighborhoods should do this. I hope March is when things finally get easier.
Stay strong, Evelyn. Hope this works out for you. All the best.
Sending good thoughts. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Saint-Étienne.
Hope it all works out, Evelyn. More neighborhoods should do this. Don't give up
Hope it all works out. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in Los Angeles this morning.
Sending love. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I'm in hospitality myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you!
Thinking of you, Evelyn. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. All the best.
Shared it with a few friends. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Jacksonville.
Hope things get better soon. It takes guts to ask. Well done. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Jacksonville.
Hope it all works out. More neighborhoods should do this. Don't give up
hope things get better soon, Evelyn. Hope this works out for you. Blessings.
You're not alone, Evelyn. Shared this with my family. My neighbor in Miami donated after I showed her your page. Take care.
Wishing you peace, Evelyn. Hope you get there. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. God bless!