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Help Omolara keep the Neighbors' Pantry pantry stocked

The Neighbors' Pantry pantry in Onitsha is running low just as demand rises; $450 will stock it for 6 weeks.

🇳🇬 Onitsha, Anambra, Nigeria1,223 views
Omolara Folake Falana
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Onitsha
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Thursday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 28 families, and now we feed 317 each week. Donations have dropped by about 37% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 9 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Onitsha market and keep every receipt. Each $10 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 $450 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $330 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $60 • Baby formula and diapers: $40 • Refrigeration and electricity: $20 I hope life is good to you. - Omolara
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Updates from Omolara

  1. Thank you all. We're at 76% now ($343). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for rice, beans, flour and oil is now scheduled.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 58% funded and I made the first payment toward rice, beans, flour and oil.

  3. Quick update: $131 raised so far (29%). the plan for baby formula and diapers is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Sandeep G. Rawat 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Everett P. Walker 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Omolara all day after reading this. - Fresno”

  • Elsa Susanto 🇮🇩 · $9
  • Ethan C. Richardson 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Keep your head up. Thought of Omolara all day after reading this. - San Francisco”

  • Neil Dizon 🇺🇸 · $66.50
  • Kim Uyên Duong 🇻🇳 · $20

    “Stay strong. Thought of Omolara all day after reading this. - Hanoi”

  • Addison B. Callahan 🇨🇦 · $20

    “Best of luck. Hope the October deadline works out. - Sherbrooke”

  • Verónica J. Acosta 🇪🇸 · $25

    “Keep your head up. Thought of Omolara all day after reading this.”

  • Amelia D. Carroll 🇬🇧 · $5
  • Marina Marina Tzortzis 🇬🇷 · $15
  • Nan Ping Wang 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Good luck. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Cincinnati”

  • Carlo B. Mabini 🇵🇭 · $62
  • Paweł Jaworski 🇵🇱 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $50

    “You got this. From Muzaffarpur with love.”

  • Ramon L. Ramos 🇵🇭 · $5
  • Kiara H. Seth 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Anika Popy Sarker 🇮🇳 · $71
  • Oisin O'Neill 🇮🇪 · $10
  • Luis M. Ochoa 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Ngozi Zainab Ajayi 🇳🇬 · $25

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  • Mahin Nazrul Bhuiyan

    hope things get better soon, Omolara. This could happen to any of us. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Thessaloniki!

    • Jaxon McDaniel

      So sorry you're going through this. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I have a 8 year old who wants to send good wishes too. All the best

      • Jéssica Antônia Carvalho

        Best of luck, Omolara. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We're a small family in Mexicali but we're thinking of you. Love from Mexicali.

        • Taylor Herrera

          I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Onitsha.

          • Zainab Dua Javed

            looking forward to the next update. I'm in social work myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Newcastle upon Tyne.

            • Imran Ali Sheikh

              good luck, Omolara. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Please keep us posted

              $573.50 raised of $450

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