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Help Olivia keep the Bread & Beans Kitchen pantry stocked
Help keep a free food pantry open for elderly neighbors in Polokwane.
🇿🇦 Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa1,363 views
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Monday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 24 families, and now we feed 233 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 36% 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 Polokwane market and keep every receipt.
Each $5 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 $950 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $590
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $190
• Baby formula and diapers: $125
• Refrigeration and electricity: $45
Thanks for being kind about this.
- Olivia
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- Craig A. Du Plessis 🇿🇦 · $10
- Asher R. Ryan 🇺🇸 · $30
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Gave what I could, wish it was more. Put this on a community board in Chandler this morning. All the best.
Take care, Olivia. Hope this works out for you. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. All the best!