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Help Shirley keep the Community Pantry pantry stocked

Shirley runs a volunteer pantry feeding 248 families; this fund restocks shelves for the rainy season.

🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States4,094 views
Shirley W. Burton
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Chicago
Since 2019, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Thursday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 14 families, and now we feed 248 each week. Donations have dropped by about 48% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 7 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Chicago market and keep every receipt. Each $55 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 $2,550 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,100 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $520 • Baby formula and diapers: $560 • Refrigeration and electricity: $370 With deep gratitude, Shirley

Updates from Shirley

  1. Quick update: $872 raised so far (34%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  • Ian Shaw 🇬🇧 · $15
  • Siddharth A. Vyas 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Robert P. McBride 🇺🇸 · $9
  • Satoshi Jiro Hara 🇯🇵 · $10
  • Alexander W. Prescott 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Somchai F Pranee Vongsa 🇹🇭 · $32.50

    “Stay strong. My cousin told me about this one. - Nakhon Ratchasima”

  • Jan Werner Jung 🇩🇪 · $56

    “Every little bit. Hope the July deadline works out. - Nuremberg”

  • Seyi Kayode Nwankwo 🇳🇬 · $10

    “Stay strong. My colleague told me about this one. - Epe”

  • Alexandra C. Marshall 🇦🇺 · $15.50
  • Geneviève Anaïs Vidal 🇫🇷 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $50
  • Mark G. Van Wyk 🇿🇦 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $48

    “Get well soon. Thought of Shirley all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”

  • Anitha H. Raman 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $10

    “Take care of yourselves. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Essen”

  • Priya Sumaiya Rashid 🇮🇳 · $75
  • Gbenga Uchenna Adeyemi 🇳🇬 · $25

    “Rooting for you. My sister told me about this one. - Onitsha”

  • Jéssica Patrícia Araújo 🇧🇷 · $10

    “Hang in there. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Pelotas”

  • Anonymous 🇰🇷 · $100

    “Praying for you. Hope you get the rest soon. - Mapo”

  • Wangari Nancy Maina 🇺🇬 · $25

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