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Help Lindiwe keep the the Second Helping pantry stocked
Lindiwe runs a volunteer pantry feeding 83 families; this fund restocks shelves for the winter.
🇿🇦 South AfricaPosted Oct 1, 20261,867 views
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Sunday from the back of a community center. We started with 25 families, and now we feed 83 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 35% 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 Sandton market and keep every receipt.
Each $15 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $500 goes:
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $310
• Baby formula and diapers: $145
• Refrigeration and electricity: $45
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Lindiwe
Updates from Lindiwe
Update from Sandton: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 37% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Rahima Tamanna Majumder 🇧🇩 · $50 · 3h ago
- Jose S. Campos 🇺🇸 · $50 · 3h ago
- Okechukwu Tayo Zakari 🇳🇬 · $39 · 3h ago
“Take care of yourselves. Thought of Lindiwe all day after reading this. - Nsukka”
- Rani Kartika Mahendra 🇮🇩 · $36 · 3h ago
- Jihan Maya Lie 🇮🇩 · $30 · 3h ago
- Kidist Hanna Gebre 🇪🇹 · $25 · 3h ago
“Thought of Lindiwe all day after reading this.”
- Kavita T. Chaturvedi 🇮🇳 · $25 · 3h ago
- Chen Dan Han 🇺🇸 · $20 · 3h ago
- Manuela Patrícia Moreira 🇧🇷 · $15 · 3h ago
- Adnan Shahid Ali 🇵🇰 · $10 · 3h ago
- Sangita Kamala Koirala 🇳🇵 · $5 · 3h ago
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Thanks for sharing this, Lindiwe. I hope things turn around soon!
Hope it all works out, Lindiwe. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. All the best.
good luck, Lindiwe. I hope things turn around soon. Blessings.
You're not alone. Your post was clear and honest. We're a small family in Colombo but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Colombo.
Best of luck, Lindiwe. Hope you get there. I hope November is when things finally get easier.