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Help Sheila keep the the Sunday Shelf pantry stocked
The the Sunday Shelf pantry in Taguig is running low just as demand rises; $350 will stock it for 7 weeks.
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Since 2021, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Monday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 8 families, and now we feed 335 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 44% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 15 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Taguig 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 $350 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $155
• Baby formula and diapers: $65
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $130
Thanks for reading all this.
- Sheila
Updates from Sheila
Quick update: $105 raised so far (30%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Lakshmi W. Vaidyanathan 🇮🇳 · $50
- Dhruv T. More 🇮🇳 · $50
“Best of luck. Thought of Sheila all day after reading this. - Mumbai”
- Eda Nihal Yıldız 🇹🇷 · $10
“Praying for you. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Istanbul”
- Stanislav Andrei Zaitsev 🇺🇦 · $50
- Aurora B. Zimmerman 🇬🇧 · $40
- Salma Rania Khalil 🇸🇦 · $25
“Get well soon. Small amount but sent with love. - Jeddah”
- Manoj Magar 🇳🇵 · $20
“Hope it all works out! - Biratnagar”
- Lovely E. Salazar 🇵🇭 · $10
“Wishing you the best. My brother told me about this one. - Mandaue”
- Joyce M. Macaraeg 🇵🇭 · $25
- Teklu Kebede Kebede 🇪🇹 · $50
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Hope things get better soon. Your post was clear and honest. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. All the best.
More neighborhoods should do this. After 27 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
wishing you the best. Hope this works out for you. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. All the best.
You're not alone, Sheila. Shared this with my family. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Santa Fe.
you're not alone. Your post was clear and honest. All the best.
Praying for you. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Taguig.
Hope it all works out. 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. God bless.
thinking of you and your family. Looking forward to the next update. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless.
Sending love. More neighborhoods should do this. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.
Thinking of you, Sheila. This could happen to any of us. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from London.