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Help Mateus keep the the Second Helping pantry stocked

Mateus runs a volunteer pantry feeding 179 families; this fund restocks shelves for the rainy season.

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Mateus Pedro Mendes
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Belo Horizonte
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Sunday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 25 families, and now we feed 179 each week. Donations have dropped by about 30% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 7 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Belo Horizonte 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 $1,050 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $650 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $145 • Baby formula and diapers: $165 • Refrigeration and electricity: $90 Thank you so much.
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Updates from Mateus

  1. Update from Belo Horizonte: we've started the first stage. We're at 26% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us. - Mateus

  2. Quick update: $250 raised so far (24%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Update from Belo Horizonte: I made the first payment toward fresh vegetables and fruit. We're at 16% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Neema Margaret Waweru 🇰🇪 · $100
  • Daniel Seyi Afolabi 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Joaquín L. Mendoza 🇦🇷 · $50
  • Jamila Asma Khalil 🇪🇬 · $30

    “All the best. Hope the November deadline works out. - Zagazig”

  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $30
  • Malathi G. Nair 🇮🇳 · $25

    “From my family to yours. Hope the November deadline works out. - Mysuru”

  • Anonymous 🇵🇱 · $25

    “Thought of Mateus all day after reading this. - Radom”

  • Malathi C. Naidu 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Thắng Truong 🇦🇺 · $25
  • Toàn Tieu 🇻🇳 · $20
  • Antoni Borkowski 🇵🇱 · $20
  • Amira Sawsan Kassem 🇪🇬 · $20
  • Ravi A. Tiwari 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Anonymous 🇳🇱 · $15
  • Idris Hamza Saleh 🇮🇹 · $10

    “Hope this helps. Been where you are, it gets better. - Rome”

  • Hossain Kamrul Pramanik 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Flávio Enzo Santana 🇧🇷 · $10
  • Christopher P. Ramos 🇺🇸 · $7
  • Cynthia Watkins 🇺🇸 · $5

    “Wish I could do more. Only $5 but hope it helps. - Arlington”

  • Christian S. Flores 🇵🇭 · $5

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  • Finn Krämer

    Keep going, Mateus. Your post was clear and honest. We're a small family in Essen but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Essen.

    • Elisa Donatella Amato

      Good luck, Mateus. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Thane.

      • Dylan P. Marshall

        Wishing you peace, Mateus. Shared it with a few friends. I have a 14 year old who wants to send good wishes too.

        $557 raised of $1,050

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