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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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Evelyn Coleman
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Jacksonville
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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  • Zalak L. Jain 🇮🇳 · $250

    “Blessings. Thought of Evelyn all day after reading this. - Pune”

  • Lawrence Barnes 🇳🇿 · $200

    “Sending love. My colleague told me about this one. - Auckland”

  • Ronke Modupe Kalu 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Armando L. Muñoz 🇪🇸 · $100

    “Thought of Evelyn all day after reading this. - Madrid”

  • Fatma Kübra Erdem 🇹🇷 · $100

    “Hang in there. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Üsküdar”

  • Sebastião Marcelo Sampaio 🇧🇷 · $100

    “Hope things get better. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Petrópolis”

  • Fajar Ahmad Kurniawan 🇮🇩 · $100
  • Rabia Zeynep Yılmaz 🇹🇷 · $75
  • Sunita C. Malhotra 🇮🇳 · $67.50

    “You got this. Been where you're, it gets better. - Bhopal”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $64
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  • Yodchai Mongkol Buranasiri 🇹🇭 · $50

    “All the best. My colleague told me about this one. - Khon Kaen”

  • Kausar Rabia Jatoi 🇵🇰 · $50

    “Wish I could do more. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Multan”

  • Chidinma Lilian Fashola 🇳🇬 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Dagmawit Marta Tilahun 🇪🇹 · $50

    “Hope the March deadline works out. - Adama”

  • Dennis P. Valdez 🇵🇭 · $50
  • Violet B. Hall 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Blessings. Thought of Evelyn all day after reading this. - Riverside”

  • Njeri Nyambura Kigozi 🇰🇪 · $47
  • Dilani Chathurika Herath 🇱🇰 · $39.50

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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.

                • Mason ThomasPhoto verified

                  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!

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