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Help Rafael keep the Bread & Beans Kitchen pantry stocked
The Bread & Beans Kitchen pantry in Cebu City is running low just as demand rises; $500 will stock it for 10 weeks.
🇵🇭 Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines614 views
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Sunday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 22 families, and now we feed 118 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 59% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 10 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Cebu City 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 $500 goes:
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $150
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $280
• Refrigeration and electricity: $70
Glad we found this place.
Updates from Rafael
Update from Cebu City: the plan for refrigeration and electricity is now scheduled. We're at 36% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
We're at 22% thanks to 3 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.
Quick update: $99 raised so far (20%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Henry C. Peterson 🇺🇸 · $10
- Anil L. Sethi 🇬🇧 · $68.50
- Malak Rania Tannous 🇸🇦 · $10
“Wish I could do more. I'm in Jeddah, thinking of you. - Jeddah”
- Sapna Saxena 🇮🇳 · $89
- Mahnoor Kausar Malik 🇵🇰 · $10
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is there anything that isn't money that would help Rafael?
Thank you. If you're in Cebu City I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks, that means a lot.
Thinking of you, Rafael. Looking forward to the next update. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Greetings from Riyadh.
projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My husband and I read this together.
Best of luck. Shared it with a few friends. My husband and I read this together. God bless.
praying for you, Rafael. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Corpus Christi.
Best of luck, Rafael. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Wish I lived closer to Kolkata so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Nagpur.
Keep going, Rafael. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Rafael
Sure. The biggest one is fresh vegetables and fruit, $150. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Thanks for looking so closely.
Thinking of you and your family, Rafael. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings.
Stay strong, Rafael. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings!
You're not alone, Rafael. Hope you get there. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Port Harcourt.
Thinking of you and your family. Looking forward to the next update. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless
Best of luck. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Love from San Cristóbal de las Casas
Hope it all works out, Rafael. Your post was clear and honest. Don't give up. Love from São Paulo