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Help Quinn keep the Open Hands Pantry pantry stocked
The Open Hands Pantry pantry in Albany is running low just as demand rises; $3,050 will stock it for 10 weeks.
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Since 2023, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Wednesday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 19 families, and now we feed 132 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 33% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 13 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Albany market and keep every receipt.
Each $40 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 $3,050 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,450
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $750
• Baby formula and diapers: $470
• Refrigeration and electricity: $380
Thanks for being kind about this.
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Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Albany
Thank you. If you're in Albany I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks, that means a lot.
Your post was clear and honest. I hope April is when things finally get easier. Love from Boulogne-Billancourt.
What exactly is the $3,050 for?
Sure. The biggest one is rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale), $1,450. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Happy to explain more.
this could happen to any of us. Love from Tokyo!
any update on how things are going in Albany?
Hope things get better soon. Great idea, hope you get there. Blessings!
praying for you, Quinn. Great idea, hope you get there. God bless.
Hang in there, Quinn. Shared this with my family. Put this on a community board in Cincinnati this morning.