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Help Scarlett keep the Open Hands Pantry pantry stocked

Help keep a free food pantry open for students and shift workers in Glasgow.

🇬🇧 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom5,576 views
Scarlett C. Simpson
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Glasgow
Since 2019, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Monday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 22 families, and now we feed 187 each week. Donations have dropped by about 57% this winter, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 18 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Glasgow market and keep every receipt. Each $35 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 $3,450 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,750 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,250 • Baby formula and diapers: $260 • Refrigeration and electricity: $190 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Scarlett
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Updates from Scarlett

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($2,042 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Mariana S. Quintero 🇺🇸 · $250

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Scarlett all day after reading this. - Aurora”

  • Dinda Rani Gozali 🇮🇩 · $200
  • Leo F. Dela Cruz 🇵🇭 · $100

    “Every little bit. Thought of Scarlett all day after reading this. - Manila”

  • Oliver Griffin 🇨🇦 · $100
  • Ayaka Sachiko Fujimoto 🇯🇵 · $100

    “All the best. From Kitakyushu with love. - Kitakyushu”

  • Daan Jan Bosman 🇳🇱 · $100
  • Adrián T. Peña 🇦🇷 · $100
  • Nazrul Masud Mahmud 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Dustin J. Rivers 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Thought of Scarlett all day after reading this. - San Jose”

  • Jayanthi F. Narayanan 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Beatriz H. Solís 🇨🇴 · $100

    “Thought of Scarlett all day after reading this. - Cali”

  • Rekha T. Dwivedi 🇮🇳 · $79
  • Rachel G. Hamilton 🇺🇸 · $78

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

  • Todd W. Bates 🇳🇿 · $75
  • Anucha Chalerm Suksawat 🇹🇭 · $75

    “Thinking of you. My brother told me about this one. - Bangkok”

  • Renu Pramila Chhetri 🇳🇵 · $73.50

    “Hope it all works out. Shared with friends too. - Biratnagar”

  • Ngozika Chiamaka Daramola 🇳🇬 · $73
  • Mia T. Alvarez 🇺🇸 · $73

    “Wishing you the best. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Duluth”

  • Amber S. Pierce 🇺🇸 · $67

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  • Sudhakar H. Iyengar

    sending good thoughts, Scarlett. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust

    • Janet R. WilkinsPhoto verified

      Hope things get better soon, Scarlett. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. After 22 years in nursing I know how hard it is to ask for anything. Thinking of Glasgow.

      • Itzel H. Álvarez

        Thanks for sharing this, Scarlett. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Glasgow

        • Madhu C. MittalPhoto verified

          Thinking of you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. After 7 years in hospitality I know how hard it's to ask for anything!

          • Saad Faisal Chaudhry

            Good luck, Scarlett. Hope this works out for you. Take care.

            • Ikenna Kayode Falana

              you're not alone. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Birmingham but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Glasgow.

              • Girish S. Bhosale

                Sending strength, Scarlett. Hope you get there.

                • Brigitte Solène Bernard

                  praying for you. Your post was clear and honest. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Love from Gatineau.

                  • Gerhard W. Kruger

                    hope it all works out. I hope things turn around soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. All the best.

                    $4,206.50 raised of $3,450

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