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Help Hitomi keep the Open Hands Pantry pantry stocked

The Open Hands Pantry pantry in Setagaya is running low just as demand rises; $2,200 will stock it for 8 weeks.

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Hitomi Sakai
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Setagaya
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Monday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 25 families, and now we feed 175 each week. Donations have dropped by about 41% this winter, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 7 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Setagaya market and keep every receipt. Each $30 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 $2,200 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $970 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $770 • Baby formula and diapers: $340 • Refrigeration and electricity: $120 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen. - Hitomi
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Updates from Hitomi

  1. Update from Setagaya: I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. We're at 37% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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    “Hope things get better. Gave what I could this week. - Wellington”

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    “Be well. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Lapu-Lapu”

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    “God bless. Only $58 but hope it helps. - Jakarta”

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    “Every little bit! - Akron”

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    “Rooting for you. Small amount but sent with love. - Shubra”

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    “Hope this helps. Thought of Hitomi all day after reading this. - Syracuse”

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    “Hope things get better. Thought of Hitomi all day after reading this.”

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    “Thinking of you. Hope you get the rest soon. - Buenos Aires”

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  • Jayson S. AquinoQuestion

    Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Hitomi

    • Hitomi SakaiOwnerAnswerID verifiedPhoto verified

      Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale) is $970 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Fair thing to want to know.

  • Easton L. Hall

    sending good thoughts, Hitomi. It takes guts to ask. Well done. All the best.

    • Leonardo Edson LopesAddress verified

      Sending love, Hitomi. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I have a 11 year old who wants to send good wishes too.

      • Aiden G. Ashworth

        best of luck, Hitomi. Great idea, hope you get there. I went through something like this 7 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Setagaya.

        • Megan N. Price

          Hang in there, Hitomi. Great idea, hope you get there. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Setagaya

          • Luciana Raquel Cardoso

            Hope things get better soon, Hitomi. Hope you get there.

            • Pedro D. García

              Thinking of you. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of Setagaya

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