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Help Habib keep the Neighbors' Pantry pantry stocked
The Neighbors' Pantry pantry in Jodhpur is running low just as demand rises; $550 will stock it for 11 weeks.
🇮🇳 Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India2,252 views
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Thursday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 13 families, and now we feed 212 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 53% this winter, 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 Jodhpur market and keep every receipt.
Each $10 feeds a family of four for a week.
I'll post the weekly shopping receipts and a photo of the shelves each Sunday.
Where the $550 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $250
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $155
• Baby formula and diapers: $90
• Refrigeration and electricity: $55
If you're reading this, thank you.
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“Good luck. Been where you are, it gets better. - Kumasi”
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Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Jodhpur!
Thank you. If you're in Jodhpur I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Good question.
Best of luck. Hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Blessings.
Rooting for you, Habib. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I'm in engineering myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Take care
sending love. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I have a 7 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Love from Nottingham
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Habib
The list at the bottom is the whole picture. rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale) is the biggest at $250. Happy to explain more.
take care. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like
Sending good thoughts, Habib. Shared this with my family. All the best.
Keep going, Habib. Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 39 people at work.
Good luck, Habib. More neighborhoods should do this. Sent it to 27 people at work. Greetings from London.
thinking of you and your family, Habib. More neighborhoods should do this.