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Help Miguel keep the Bread & Beans Kitchen pantry stocked

The Bread & Beans Kitchen pantry in Vancouver is running low just as demand rises; $2,650 will stock it for 7 weeks.

🇺🇸 Vancouver, Washington, United States2,552 views
Miguel P. Fuentes
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Vancouver
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Friday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 18 families, and now we feed 196 each week. Donations have dropped by about 49% 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 Vancouver market and keep every receipt. Each $55 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $2,650 goes: • Baby formula and diapers: $240 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $450 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,960 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Miguel

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  1. Thank you all. We're at 16% now ($413). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

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  • Adrian G. Brennan 🇬🇧 · $50
  • Ruth T. Ryan 🇳🇿 · $166
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    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Miguel all day after reading this. - Ekurhuleni”

  • Isla F. Cole 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Ika Maya Mahendra 🇮🇩 · $10
  • Isla S. Stephens 🇬🇧 · $25
  • Dimas Yoga Permana 🇮🇩 · $5
  • Taghreed Dalia Wahba 🇸🇦 · $10
  • Wahyu Mulyadi Mahendra 🇮🇩 · $30

    “Keep your head up. Thought of Miguel all day after reading this. - Bekasi”

  • Geeta H. Bajwa 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Fotini Charikleia Dimitriou 🇬🇷 · $78
  • Kimberly Hernandez 🇺🇸 · $250
  • Benjamin Mason 🇬🇧 · $5
  • Yvonne Matilda Mensah 🇬🇭 · $23.50
  • Sowmya C. Thevar 🇮🇳 · $77

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Miguel all day after reading this. - Noida”

  • Hiwot Selamawit Legesse 🇪🇹 · $5

    “From my family to yours. My father told me about this one. - Gondar”

  • Swapna W. Phadke 🇮🇳 · $10

    “Hang in there. My father told me about this one. - Durgapur”

  • Ramón N. González 🇲🇽 · $15

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  • Good luck, Miguel. Hope this works out for you.

    • best of luck, Miguel. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Take care!

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