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Help Valentina keep the the Sunday Shelf pantry stocked
Help keep a free food pantry open for neighbors in need in Juiz de Fora.
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Since 2021, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Tuesday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 11 families, and now we feed 264 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 49% 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 Juiz de Fora market and keep every receipt.
Each $10 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 $1,100 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $450
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $420
• Baby formula and diapers: $95
• Refrigeration and electricity: $135
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Valentina
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- María N. Tapia 🇪🇸 · $50
- Joyce D. Lopez 🇵🇭 · $30
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $25
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- Reiko Yuki Ota 🇯🇵 · $10
“Sending love. Thought of Valentina all day after reading this. - Tokyo”
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“From my family to yours. Been where you're, it gets better. - Mobile”
- Hailey Armstrong 🇬🇧 · $10
- Mubashir Rizwan Aslam 🇵🇰 · $5
“Rooting for you. Thought of Valentina all day after reading this. - Lahore”
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Hope things get better soon, Valentina. Shared this with my family. After 10 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
Hope it all works out. More neighborhoods should do this. After 13 years in logistics I know how hard it's to ask for anything.