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Help Padma keep the Bread & Beans Kitchen pantry stocked

Help keep a free food pantry open for neighbors in need in Rohini.

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Padma S. Rao
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Rohini
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Monday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 10 families, and now we feed 154 each week. Donations have dropped by about 42% this harvest gap, 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 Rohini market and keep every receipt. Each $5 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $400 goes: โ€ข Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $260 โ€ข Baby formula and diapers: $45 โ€ข Fresh vegetables and fruit: $95 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Padma

Updates from Padma

  1. 84% there. I made the first payment toward baby formula and diapers. Thank you.

  2. Small update. $210 so far, I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($70 in total) I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  • Ricardo M. Acosta ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด ยท $25
  • Leonardo R. Acosta ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ยท $10

    โ€œHope the October deadline works out. - Zapopanโ€

  • Selim Ali Yalรงฤฑn ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $20

    โ€œHope this helps. From Ankara with love.โ€

  • Duy Phรบc Trinh ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $23

    โ€œHope this helps! - Hแป“ Chรญ Minh Cityโ€

  • Pooja E. Bhavsar ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $20
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $55.50
  • Gilles Alexandre Caron ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $50
  • Ilham Slamet Putra ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $100

    โ€œMy father told me about this one. - Kediriโ€

  • Beatriz Vanessa Borges ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $15
  • Pamela Ray ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $10

    โ€œThinking of you. Hope this covers a bit of it. - San Joseโ€

  • Diego F. Ochoa ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ยท $15
  • Natalia C. Valdez ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ยท $20
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $25
  • Natalia T. Lozano ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $25

    โ€œHope things get better. - Dallasโ€

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  • what exactly is the $400 for?

    • Thinking of you and your family. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Put this on a community board in Accra this morning.

      • Stay strong. Your post was clear and honest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from San Jose.

        • Rooting for you, Padma. Shared it with a few friends.

          • You're not alone. More neighborhoods should do this.

            • Hope it all works out, Padma. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Love from Warsaw

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