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Help Thảo keep the Bread & Beans Kitchen pantry stocked
Thảo runs a volunteer pantry feeding 256 families; this fund restocks shelves for the rainy season.
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Since 2023, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Thursday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 9 families, and now we feed 256 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 38% this rainy season, 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 Nha Trang market and keep every receipt.
Each $5 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $200 goes:
• Baby formula and diapers: $85
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $95
• Refrigeration and electricity: $20
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
Updates from Thảo
Thank you all. We're at 43% now ($86). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for refrigeration and electricity is now scheduled.
- Deniz Alp Çelik 🇹🇷 · $46
- Raquel Vanessa Almeida 🇧🇷 · $20
- Victoria N. Pruitt 🇺🇸 · $20
- Frank M. Morris 🇺🇸 · $20
- Kezia Adwoa Manu 🇬🇭 · $10
- Lâm Nghĩa Lieu 🇻🇳 · $10
“Every little bit. My father told me about this one. - Hanoi”
- Elif Nihal Özkan 🇹🇷 · $10
- Hannah B. Figueroa 🇺🇸 · $10
“Every little bit. Thought of Thảo all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”
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Best of luck. Shared it with a few friends. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care
good luck, Thảo. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Sent it to 22 people at work. Blessings
Sending good thoughts. Shared it with a few friends. Put this on a community board in Lagos this morning. Thinking of Nha Trang
Hope it all works out, Thảo. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I have a 14 year old who wants to send good wishes too
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Nha Trang