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Help Usman keep the Community Pantry pantry stocked

Usman runs a volunteer pantry feeding 362 families; this fund restocks shelves for the school holidays.

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Usman Lanre Balogun
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Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Thursday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 12 families, and now we feed 362 each week. Donations have dropped by about 43% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 17 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Epe 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 $450 goes: • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $75 • Baby formula and diapers: $70 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $305 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people. - Usman
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  • Hazel H. Ocampo

    Thinking of you, Usman. Looking forward to the next update. Love from Bang Khen.

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