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Help Oisin keep the the Thursday Table pantry stocked
Help keep a free food pantry open for students and shift workers in Dublin.
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Since 2021, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Thursday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 19 families, and now we feed 64 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 58% this summer, 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 Dublin 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 $3,100 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,750
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $670
• Baby formula and diapers: $330
• Refrigeration and electricity: $350
Thanks for reading all this.
- Oisin
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Thinking of you and your family. Your post was clear and honest. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Dublin
hope this works out for you. Put this on a community board in Toronto this morning. Blessings
praying for you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.
Sending love. This could happen to any of us. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money
you're not alone, Oisin. Your post was clear and honest. We're a small family in Durham but we're thinking of you. Love from Durham.
So sorry you're going through this, Oisin. Shared this with my family. Please keep us posted. Take care
Hope things get better soon, Oisin. I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Cairns.
stay strong, Oisin. Hope you get there. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Kampala
Thinking of you, Oisin. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.