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Help Hyun-jun keep the Bread & Beans Kitchen pantry stocked
Hyun-jun runs a volunteer pantry feeding 225 families; this fund restocks shelves for the summer.
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Since 2019, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Sunday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 8 families, and now we feed 225 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 47% this summer, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 17 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Seongnam market and keep every receipt.
Each $25 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 $2,900 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,500
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $900
• Baby formula and diapers: $330
• Refrigeration and electricity: $170
Thanks for being kind about this.
- Hyun-jun
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- Clinton K. Jones 🇿🇦 · $10
“God bless. My mother told me about this one. - George”
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“Wishing you the best. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Kasarani”
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Any update on how things are going in Seongnam?
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Haarlem.
Keep going. More neighborhoods should do this. Love from Hải Phòng!
Sending good thoughts, Hyun-jun. Your post was clear and honest. Don't give up. Love from Hobart.
great idea, hope you get there. Love from Surat.
Thinking of you and your family, Hyun-jun. Your post was clear and honest. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. All the best