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Help Nadine keep the Bread & Beans Kitchen pantry stocked
Nadine runs a volunteer pantry feeding 235 families; this fund restocks shelves for the harvest gap.
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Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Wednesday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 16 families, and now we feed 235 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 45% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 18 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Munich market and keep every receipt.
Each $30 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 $2,700 goes:
• Refrigeration and electricity: $125
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,850
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $725
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
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- Julian E. Grant 🇺🇸 · $25
- Ryan H. Barnes 🇺🇸 · $50
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- Funmilayo Khadija Shittu 🇳🇬 · $20
- Santiago F. Núñez 🇪🇸 · $14
- Myra L. Sethi 🇮🇳 · $32
- Dua Nazia Gill 🇵🇰 · $37
- Anonymous 🇰🇪 · $37
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $20
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $100
- Paola Raffaella Sala 🇮🇹 · $10
- Chitra Rao 🇮🇳 · $30
- Rotimi Bolaji Onyeama 🇳🇬 · $50
- Harold T. Callahan 🇺🇸 · $50
- Milena Alina Rudenko 🇷🇺 · $25
- Jayden N. Allen 🇺🇸 · $75
- Valentina Sara Palumbo 🇮🇹 · $50
- Miguel P. Galang 🇵🇭 · $30
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Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Nadine!
Sure. The biggest one is refrigeration and electricity, $125. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Appreciate you taking the time.
Hang in there, Nadine. Shared it with a few friends. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend
Hope it all works out, Nadine. More neighborhoods should do this. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Blessings.