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Help Martina keep the the Harvest Pantry pantry stocked
The the Harvest Pantry pantry in Turin is running low just as demand rises; $1,950 will stock it for 12 weeks.
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Since 2019, our volunteer team has run the Harvest Pantry every Sunday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 11 families, and now we feed 274 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 60% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 12 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Turin market and keep every receipt.
Each $35 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 $1,950 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,100
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $290
• Baby formula and diapers: $330
• Refrigeration and electricity: $230
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
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- Elias Günther 🇩🇪 · $50
- Candra Agus Kusuma 🇮🇩 · $25
- Divya H. Malhotra 🇮🇳 · $55
“Rooting for you. Thought of Martina all day after reading this. - Thane”
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $5
- Cristina H. Morales 🇨🇴 · $100
“Thought of Martina all day after reading this. - Bogotá”
- Caroline Nichols 🇺🇸 · $10
- Dayo Abubakar Anyanwu 🇳🇬 · $66
- Amna Shaista Mughal 🇵🇰 · $75
- Océane Jacquet 🇫🇷 · $10
- Lawrence F. Gutierrez 🇬🇧 · $75
- Mukasa Mwesigwa 🇰🇪 · $100
- Serenity C. Harris 🇺🇸 · $20
- Gonzalo M. Ortiz 🇺🇸 · $10
- Carolina Larissa Cunha 🇧🇷 · $5
“Wishing you the best. Thought of Martina all day after reading this. - Recife”
- Yasmin Belkacem 🇸🇦 · $20
- Karina B. Nava 🇺🇸 · $5
- Enzo Marcos Marques 🇧🇷 · $20
- Théo Damien Pierre 🇨🇦 · $10
- Logan G. Smith 🇬🇧 · $25
- Irina Nina Borisov 🇷🇺 · $10
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Wishing you peace, Martina. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Blessings
Stay strong, Martina. Your post was clear and honest. All the best
Thanks for sharing this, Martina. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Tacoma
Hope it all works out, Martina. Your post was clear and honest. God bless.
looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Turin.
So sorry you're going through this, Martina. Hope you get there.
you're not alone. More neighborhoods should do this. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.
Wishing you peace. I hope things turn around soon. We're a small family in Santos but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Santos.