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Help Oliver keep the Bread & Beans Kitchen pantry stocked
Oliver runs a volunteer pantry feeding 260 families; this fund restocks shelves for the harvest gap.
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Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Monday from the back of a community center. We started with 9 families, and now we feed 260 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 60% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 17 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the San Jose 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 $2,300 goes:
• Baby formula and diapers: $380
• Refrigeration and electricity: $390
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,530
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
Updates from Oliver
Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,806 in total) I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Small update. $1,121 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.
Small update. $435 so far, the plan for rice, beans, flour and oil is now scheduled.
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Great idea, hope you get there. Don't give up. Love from Lucknow.
Sending strength, Oliver. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. All the best.
stay strong, Oliver. Hope this works out for you. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings
Thinking of you, Oliver. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Take care
it takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Mohammedia but we're thinking of you.
Sending strength, Oliver. Your post was clear and honest. Take care.
Great idea, hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. God bless.