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Help Taylor keep the the Second Helping pantry stocked
Help keep a free food pantry open for neighbors in need in Bristol.
🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom1,206 views
Since 2019, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Wednesday from the back of a community center. We started with 23 families, and now we feed 101 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 51% 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 Bristol market and keep every receipt.
Each $45 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 $2,600 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,350
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $550
• Baby formula and diapers: $340
• Refrigeration and electricity: $360
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Taylor
Updates from Taylor
Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,363 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
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“Get well soon. Only $75 but hope it helps. - Gujranwala”
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“Rooting for you. Hope the April deadline works out. - London”
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“Blessings. Hope the April deadline works out. - Rawalpindi”
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“Thought of Taylor all day after reading this. - Riverside”
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Stay strong, Taylor. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from San Francisco
Good luck, Taylor. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Los Angeles.
You're not alone, Taylor. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Palmira.
Praying for you, Taylor. This could happen to any of us. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Greetings from Lafayette.
Hope things get better soon, Taylor. Hope this works out for you. Please keep us posted. God bless.
You're not alone. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Paris
Praying for you, Taylor. I hope things turn around soon. Put this on a community board in Sylhet this morning. All the best.
Thinking of you, Taylor. 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. All the best.
hope it all works out, Taylor. Hope this works out for you
Thanks for sharing this. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Petrópolis.
Sending good thoughts, Taylor. This could happen to any of us.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope April is when things finally get easier. God bless.