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The Harvest Pantry: keep the shelves full this winter
The the Harvest Pantry pantry in Novosibirsk is running low just as demand rises; $1,200 will stock it for 7 weeks.
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Since 2021, our volunteer team has run the Harvest Pantry every Monday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 27 families, and now we feed 148 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 40% this winter, 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 Novosibirsk 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 $1,200 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $580
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $320
• Baby formula and diapers: $185
• Refrigeration and electricity: $115
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
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Thinking of you and your family, Oleksandr. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Novosibirsk.
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Novosibirsk.
Thank you. If you're in Novosibirsk I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. It helps to be asked.
Best of luck, Oleksandr. This could happen to any of us. All the best
Thinking of you, Oleksandr. Hope this works out for you. My husband and I read this together.
Praying for you, Oleksandr. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My neighbor in Surakarta donated after I showed her your page. Blessings.