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Help Nour keep the Open Hands Pantry pantry stocked
The Open Hands Pantry pantry in Laval is running low just as demand rises; $3,350 will stock it for 11 weeks.
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Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Tuesday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 19 families, and now we feed 219 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 49% this rainy season, 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 Laval market and keep every receipt.
Each $40 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $3,350 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,500
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,200
• Baby formula and diapers: $420
• Refrigeration and electricity: $230
Thanks for being kind about this.
- Nour
Updates from Nour
Quick update: $414 raised so far (12%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Anil H. Bajwa 🇮🇳 · $25
- Venkatesh C. Iyer 🇮🇳 · $20
- Grayson King 🇺🇸 · $10
- Suren D. Cele 🇿🇦 · $49
- Héctor P. Acosta 🇺🇸 · $59.50
- Obiageli Uche Salami 🇳🇬 · $20
- Piper T. Parker 🇺🇸 · $50
- Samuel G. Lacson 🇵🇭 · $50
- Patrícia Cristiane Ferreira 🇧🇷 · $100
“Get well soon - Fortaleza”
- Waseem Haider Javed 🇵🇰 · $76
- Shawn A. Ashworth 🇨🇦 · $33.50
“Wish I could do more. Only $34 but hope it helps.”
- Wekesa Opio Byaruhanga 🇰🇪 · $12
- Alejandra Robles 🇦🇷 · $27
- Sergei Yevhen Smirnov 🇺🇦 · $250
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $25
- Christopher F. Gray 🇺🇸 · $25
- Yogita E. Thakkar 🇮🇳 · $50
- Rodrigo F. Benítez 🇺🇸 · $25
“You got this. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Tucson”
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How is Nour doing now?
thinking of you and your family. It takes guts to ask. Well done
Good luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope September is when things finally get easier. Love from Heliopolis.
Hope it all works out. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Sent it to 10 people at work. God bless
Stay strong, Nour. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I hope September is when things finally get easier.
hope this works out for you. I'll check back for the next update