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Help Samira keep the the Second Helping pantry stocked

Samira runs a volunteer pantry feeding 181 families; this fund restocks shelves for the winter.

🇮🇹 Puglia, Italy1,959 views
Samira Hiba Nasser
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Bari
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Thursday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 30 families, and now we feed 181 each week. Donations have dropped by about 47% this winter, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 14 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Bari market and keep every receipt. Each $40 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $2,100 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $730 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $640 • Baby formula and diapers: $490 • Refrigeration and electricity: $240 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.
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    “I'm in Ho, thinking of you. - Ho”

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    “Good luck. My brother told me about this one. - Rawalpindi”

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    “Happy to help. Saw your post and had to give. - Brampton”

  • Débora Juliana Freitas 🇧🇷 · $55

    “All the best. Thought of Samira all day after reading this. - São Paulo”

  • Umesh Ram Rai 🇳🇵 · $100

    “Praying for you. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Kathmandu”

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  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $60

    “Thought of Samira all day after reading this. - Fresno”

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    “Hope it all works out! - Eldoret”

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    “Rooting for you. My neighbor told me about this one. - Ottawa”

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    “Wish I could do more. - Springfield”

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    “Thinking of you. Please keep us posted. - Karachi”

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  • Everly J. Hudson

    So sorry you're going through this. More neighborhoods should do this. It's not much but it's yours. God bless

    • Julian R. Boyd

      Take care, Samira. It takes guts to ask. Well done.

      • Thảo Hương Truong

        Wishing you peace, Samira. Hope you get there. My neighbor in Osaka donated after I showed her your page. God bless!

        • Nisha Mina BistaID verified

          I hope things turn around soon. I hope November is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Bari.

          • Ilham Umar Surya

            Sending love, Samira. Hope this works out for you

            • Jürgen Christian Schäfer

              Sending strength, Samira. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Greetings from León

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