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Help Larissa keep the Community Pantry pantry stocked
Larissa runs a volunteer pantry feeding 119 families; this fund restocks shelves for the harvest gap.
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Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Thursday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 12 families, and now we feed 119 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 56% this harvest gap, 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 Niterói market and keep every receipt.
Each $15 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:
• Refrigeration and electricity: $140
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $310
• Baby formula and diapers: $100
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- Princess R. Abad 🇵🇭 · $5
- Cheng Hang Lu 🇨🇦 · $20
“Rooting for you. From Mississauga with love.”
- Het E. Kelkar 🇮🇳 · $100
“Hope this covers a bit of it. - Kochi”
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $10
- Audrey Baker 🇺🇸 · $10
“Small amount but sent with love. - Montgomery”
- Beatriz Camila Campos 🇧🇷 · $99
- Tayo Isaac Odukoya 🇳🇬 · $10
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Stay strong. Hope this works out for you. Love from Gondar.
Wishing you the best, Larissa. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I have a 17 year old who wants to send good wishes too
Thinking of you, Larissa. It takes guts to ask. Well done
So sorry you're going through this. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Don't give up. All the best
sending love. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Put this on a community board in Dhaka this morning. Greetings from Dhaka.