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Help Uche keep the Community Pantry pantry stocked
Uche runs a volunteer pantry feeding 87 families; this fund restocks shelves for the school holidays.
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Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Monday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 14 families, and now we feed 87 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 52% this school holidays, 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 Epe market and keep every receipt.
Each $10 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $300 goes:
• Refrigeration and electricity: $55
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $65
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $180
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- Mahnoor Noreen Orakzai 🇵🇰 · $10
“Thought of Uche all day after reading this.”
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- Michelle A. Lacson 🇵🇭 · $10
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- Kyung-mi Ji-yeon Ahn 🇺🇸 · $25
- Ines Maalouf 🇮🇹 · $25
“Take care of yourselves. From Milan with love.”
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $75
“Wishing you the best. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Multan”
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You're not alone, Uche. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Greetings from Jerusalem.
Praying for you, Uche. Great idea, 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. Greetings from Kasarani.
Rooting for you, Uche. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. All the best.