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Help Yu-na keep the Open Hands Pantry pantry stocked

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

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Incheon, South Korea1,403 views
Yu-na Yu-na Baek
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Incheon
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Tuesday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 12 families, and now we feed 243 each week. Donations have dropped by about 41% 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 Incheon market and keep every receipt. Each $25 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 $1,400 goes: โ€ข Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $550 โ€ข Fresh vegetables and fruit: $400 โ€ข Baby formula and diapers: $310 โ€ข Refrigeration and electricity: $140 With deep gratitude, Yu-na

Updates from Yu-na

  1. Thank you all. We're at 59% now ($826). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward rice, beans, flour and oil.

  2. We're at 28% thanks to 9 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon.

  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $25
  • Robert B. Bennett ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $10

    โ€œYou got this. Thought of Yu-na all day after reading this. - Fresnoโ€

  • Srinivas G. Sundaram ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $34

    โ€œFrom my family to yours. Thought of Yu-na all day after reading this. - Ahmedabadโ€

  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช ยท $75
  • Abubakar Zubby Nnamdi ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $30
  • Auma Mollel ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟ ยท $10
  • Emma Stephens ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $25
  • Gabriella Garza ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $15
  • Kimberly Ross ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $75
  • Adeline R. Roberts ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $23
  • Matthew James ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $20
  • Zara Iqra Niazi ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ ยท $100
  • Vasileios Vasileios Theodorou ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $20

    โ€œBe well. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Thessalonikiโ€

  • Mikhail Konstantin Kiselev ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ ยท $50
  • Muhammad Gunawan Siahaan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $45

    โ€œHope it all works out. Only $45 but hope it helps. - Malangโ€

  • Joy Lilian Igwe ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $30

    โ€œHope it all works out. Thought of Yu-na all day after reading this. - Zariaโ€

  • Umesh Sethi ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $175
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ยท $10

    โ€œThought of Yu-na all day after reading this. - Munichโ€

  • Felix Luis Schmitt ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ยท $10
  • Antonio R. Campos ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ยท $25

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  • is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Yu-na.

    • Yu-na Yu-na BaekOwnerAnswer

      The list at the bottom is the whole picture. rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale) is the biggest at $550. I'll keep the page updated.

  • Take care, Yu-na. Hope this works out for you. I went through something like this 12 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless.

    • Keep going. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Thinking of Incheon.

      • Vasyl Denis PavlovAddress verifiedID verified

        stay strong. Your post was clear and honest. Love from Lahore.

        • Stay strong, Yu-na. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

          • Stay strong, Yu-na. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Mangaluru.

            • sending love, Yu-na. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in

              • Evgeny Mykola LysenkoPhoto verified

                Thinking of you. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

                • Keep going, Yu-na. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I'll check back for the next update. Greetings from Mumbai!

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