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Help Vasile keep the Community Pantry pantry stocked

Help keep a free food pantry open for students and shift workers in București.

🇷🇴 București, București, Romania1,667 views
Vasile Marius Barbu
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București
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Wednesday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 29 families, and now we feed 183 each week. Donations have dropped by about 52% 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 București market and keep every receipt. Each $20 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $750 goes: • Refrigeration and electricity: $110 • Baby formula and diapers: $230 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $410 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure. - Vasile
#food-pantry#hunger#volunteer-led#food

Updates from Vasile

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($484 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. 41% there. I made the first payment toward baby formula and diapers. Thank you.

Donations

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  • Beatriz E. Fuentes 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Armando N. Maldonado 🇨🇴 · $30

    “Be well. Thought of Vasile all day after reading this. - Bogotá”

  • Jade S. Thompson 🇦🇺 · $25
  • Rekha Sapana Poudel 🇳🇵 · $50
  • John T. Lynch 🇦🇺 · $75

    “Sending love. Only $75 but hope it helps. - Melbourne”

  • Craig M. Dean 🇬🇧 · $25
  • Jan Tim Fischer 🇩🇪 · $100

    “From my family to yours. Small amount but sent with love. - Hannover”

  • Ryan G. Mejia 🇬🇧 · $66
  • Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $50

    “Hang in there. Thought of Vasile all day after reading this.”

  • Hazel Lopez 🇦🇺 · $10
  • Ratna Citra Pratama 🇮🇩 · $100
  • Aleena Anum Javed 🇵🇰 · $20
  • Esther Wambui Swai 🇺🇬 · $5

    “You got this. Thought of Vasile all day after reading this. - Fort Portal”

  • Antônio Antônio Coelho 🇧🇷 · $10
  • Ines Iman Mansour 🇺🇸 · $28
  • Halima Onyeama 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Arturo M. Vásquez 🇪🇸 · $100

    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Vasile all day after reading this.”

  • Fernanda H. Navarro 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Keep your head up. Thought of Vasile all day after reading this. - Philadelphia”

  • Maria Correia 🇧🇷 · $50
  • Kayode Kingsley Igwe 🇳🇬 · $35.50

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  • Dong Hui Liu

    Sending strength, Vasile. Great idea, hope you get there. God bless.

    $929.50 raised of $750

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