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Help Rahima keep the the Second Helping pantry stocked
Rahima runs a volunteer pantry feeding 276 families; this fund restocks shelves for the winter.
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Since 2019, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Thursday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 23 families, and now we feed 276 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 33% this winter, 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 Khulna 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:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $210
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $115
• Baby formula and diapers: $50
• Refrigeration and electricity: $25
With deep gratitude,
Rahima
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Keep going, Rahima. Your post was clear and honest.
Wishing you the best, Rahima. Your post was clear and honest. Wish I lived closer to Denver so I could bring a meal. Take care
stay strong. Great idea, hope you get there. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. All the best.
Praying for you, Rahima. Looking forward to the next update. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.
Wishing you peace, Rahima. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I'm in farming myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Take care.
Stay strong, Rahima. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Khulna.
Keep going. More neighborhoods should do this. God bless.
You're not alone, Rahima. I hope things turn around soon. After 29 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything
Sending love, Rahima. I hope things turn around soon.
Wishing you the best, Rahima. Shared this with my family. Put this on a community board in Guadalajara this morning. Thinking of Khulna
Hope things get better soon, Rahima. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Love from Gazipur
Thanks for sharing this. Great idea, hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Love from Epe
Hope things get better soon, Rahima. This could happen to any of us. My neighbor in Los Angeles donated after I showed her your page. Thinking of Khulna.
you're not alone, Rahima. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My neighbor in Pune donated after I showed her your page. Love from Pune
thanks for sharing this. Your post was clear and honest. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Bangkok!
Rooting for you, Rahima. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in Eldoret this morning
Stay strong. More neighborhoods should do this. Thinking of Khulna
Hope it all works out, Rahima. More neighborhoods should do this.
Sending good thoughts. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Khulna
Wishing you the best, Rahima. Great idea, hope you get there. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
thinking of you, Rahima. Hope you get there.
good luck, Rahima. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Khulna.
Keep going, Rahima. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Khulna.
Sending love. This could happen to any of us. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Kediri.
Good luck. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Khulna
Hang in there, Rahima. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I'm in farming myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.
thinking of you and your family. Great idea, hope you get there. Please keep us posted. God bless.
Best of luck, Rahima. More neighborhoods should do this. I'm in nursing myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.