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Help Julieta keep the the Thursday Table pantry stocked

The the Thursday Table pantry in Barranquilla is running low just as demand rises; $550 will stock it for 9 weeks.

🇨🇴 Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia1,046 views
Julieta R. Espinoza
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Barranquilla
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Friday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 21 families, and now we feed 100 each week. Donations have dropped by about 52% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 15 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Barranquilla 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): $430 • Baby formula and diapers: $105 • Refrigeration and electricity: $15 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Julieta

Updates from Julieta

  1. Update from Barranquilla: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 33% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Update from Barranquilla: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 8% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  • Elke Emma Simon 🇩🇪 · $74.50

    “Get well soon. Thought of Julieta all day after reading this. - Düsseldorf”

  • Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $25
  • Evgeny Roman Pavlov 🇷🇺 · $15

    “Wishing you the best. My neighbor told me about this one. - Yekaterinburg”

  • Fatma Yasemin Can 🇹🇷 · $64
  • Sanjay C. Dwivedi 🇮🇳 · $75
  • Udom Surachai Phetcharat 🇹🇭 · $25
  • Kenji Takahashi 🇯🇵 · $10
  • Pablo K. Morales 🇨🇴 · $9

    “Hope it all works out. Hope you get the rest soon. - Barranquilla”

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  • You're not alone, Julieta. Your post was clear and honest. God bless.

    • Rooting for you, Julieta. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer.

      • Thinking of you and your family, Julieta. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I'm in retail myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Blessings

        • So sorry you're going through this. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Epe.

          • Hope things get better soon, Julieta. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.

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