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Help Fernando keep the the Second Helping pantry stocked

Fernando runs a volunteer pantry feeding 60 families; this fund restocks shelves for the school holidays.

🇪🇸 Andalusia, Spain2,536 views
Fernando S. Quintero
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Málaga
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Monday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 11 families, and now we feed 60 each week. Donations have dropped by about 37% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 8 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Málaga market and keep every receipt. Each $20 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $1,500 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $580 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $450 • Baby formula and diapers: $310 • Refrigeration and electricity: $160 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
#food-pantry#hunger#volunteer-led#food

Updates from Fernando

  1. Update from Málaga: I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. We're at 53% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Update from Málaga: we've started the first stage. We're at 20% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

Donations

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  • Leo L. Richards 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Emilio S. Aguilar 🇲🇽 · $20
  • Madhu W. Rawat 🇮🇳 · $200
  • Paul Manfred Arnold 🇩🇪 · $5
  • Levi R. Jenkins 🇬🇧 · $20
  • Henry Kwabena Appiah 🇬🇭 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇹🇭 · $25
  • Yun-seo Ji-hye Kim 🇰🇷 · $100

    “Hang in there. Thought of Fernando all day after reading this. - Seongnam”

  • Helen Birtukan Shiferaw 🇪🇹 · $250
  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $50
  • Hussain Faisal Bhatti 🇵🇰 · $5
  • Shailesh C. Kelkar 🇮🇳 · $30

    “Stay strong. Only $30 but hope it helps. - Mumbai”

  • Arturo B. Delgado 🇪🇸 · $100
  • Amber N. Valdez 🇬🇧 · $10

    “Good luck. My father told me about this one. - Leicester”

  • Liliana E. Cortés 🇲🇽 · $5
  • Collins Mwende Tumusiime 🇰🇪 · $52

    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Fernando all day after reading this. - Likoni”

  • Alice Inès Duval 🇨🇦 · $15
  • Ruan T. Isaacs 🇿🇦 · $9

    “Happy to help. Thought of Fernando all day after reading this. - Johannesburg”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $12

    “From my family to yours. My colleague told me about this one. - Ann Arbor”

  • Kathleen R. Castro 🇵🇭 · $100

    “Hope it all works out. Thought of Fernando all day after reading this. - Caloocan”

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  • Angel H. Macaraeg

    Thinking of you. Great idea, hope you get there. Thinking of Málaga

    • Shilpa E. Nanda

      Great idea, hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Málaga.

      • Deborah J. Lawson

        Hope it all works out. Shared this with my family. My husband and I read this together. All the best

        • Atsushi Haruto Okamoto

          Wishing you peace, Fernando. Shared this with my family. Wish I lived closer to Marrakesh so I could bring a meal.

          • Helen Selam BelayPhoto verified

            sending good thoughts. Looking forward to the next update. Wish I lived closer to Nagpur so I could bring a meal. God bless.

            • Lilian Zainab Olawale

              Wishing you peace. Your post was clear and honest. Love from Heliopolis

              • Fitri Kartika Surya

                Take care, Fernando. Gave what I could, wish it was more. God bless.

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