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Help Tommaso keep the the Second Helping pantry stocked

Help keep a free food pantry open for neighbors in need in Bergamo.

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Tommaso Alberto Fiore
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Bergamo
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Sunday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 8 families, and now we feed 89 each week. Donations have dropped by about 39% this winter, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 12 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Bergamo market and keep every receipt. Each $35 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $1,600 goes: • Refrigeration and electricity: $230 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,000 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $370 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
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Updates from Tommaso

  1. We're at 45% thanks to 26 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.

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    “Stay strong. Hope the September deadline works out. - Kanpur”

  • Amber R. Chapman 🇺🇸 · $100
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  • Vijay P. Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 · $75

    “Thought of Tommaso all day after reading this. - Coimbatore”

  • Avery P. Powell 🇺🇸 · $75
  • Aarón W. Mendoza 🇲🇽 · $75

    “Happy to help. My father told me about this one. - San Cristóbal de las Casas”

  • Anum Mahnoor Iqbal 🇵🇰 · $66.50
  • Sophia R. Newman 🇺🇸 · $57
  • Waweru Dennis Maina 🇰🇪 · $50
  • Vanessa Andrade 🇧🇷 · $50

    “Thought of Tommaso all day after reading this. - Contagem”

  • Samira Dalia Soliman 🇪🇬 · $50

    “Take care of yourselves. My brother told me about this one. - Alexandria”

  • Meng Zhen Zhu 🇨🇦 · $50
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  • Chamari Lakshmi Fernando 🇱🇰 · $25

    “Every little bit. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Kandy”

  • Almaz Aster Kassa 🇪🇹 · $25

    “Thought of Tommaso all day after reading this. - Addis Ababa”

  • Halina Dorota Jabłoński 🇵🇱 · $25
  • Sanjay W. Malhotra 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Sending love. Hope the September deadline works out. - Thrissur”

  • Nicholas J. Harrison 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Cesar F. Velasco 🇵🇭 · $25

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  • Aubree N. Dunn

    Sending good thoughts, Tommaso. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I hope September is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Bergamo.

    • Sharmin Bithi Majumder

      So sorry you're going through this, Tommaso. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Wish I lived closer to Málaga so I could bring a meal. All the best

      • Sharmila Nisha Koirala

        Hope this works out for you. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Manila

        • Arif Tareq Khatun

          Sending love, Tommaso. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. All the best

          • Gabriel H. Rodriguez

            Rooting for you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't give up. Love from Calamba.

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