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The Sunday Shelf: keep the shelves full this rainy season
Help keep a free food pantry open for families facing hunger in Hanoi.
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Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Sunday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 20 families, and now we feed 360 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 39% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 19 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Hanoi market and keep every receipt.
Each $5 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 $250 goes:
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $180
• Baby formula and diapers: $55
• Refrigeration and electricity: $15
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Nhung
Updates from Nhung
Wanted to say thank you properly. 73% funded and the first invoice got paid this week.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 58% funded and I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts.
- Sharmin Tania Hasan 🇧🇩 · $74.50
- Clément Dupont 🇲🇦 · $40
“Wish I could do more. Thought of Nhung all day after reading this.”
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $30
- Ying Hong Lu 🇨🇦 · $25
- Lan Mai Bui 🇻🇳 · $25
“My father told me about this one. - Cầu Giấy”
- Kouki Yuma Ota 🇯🇵 · $25
- Nuwan Perera 🇱🇰 · $25
- Kunal P. Thakkar 🇮🇳 · $20
- Ignacio H. Cabrera 🇨🇴 · $15
“You got this! - Medellín”
- Zoé Monique Carpentier 🇫🇷 · $10
- Roberto E. Maldonado 🇪🇸 · $10
- Lakshmi K. Namboothiri 🇮🇳 · $8
- Valentyna Zlata Morozov 🇺🇦 · $5
“Best of luck. From Dnipro with love.”
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is there anything that isn't money that would help Nhung?
Thank you. If you're in Hanoi I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Ask me anything else.
good luck. Great idea, hope you get there
Hope things get better soon, Nhung. This could happen to any of us
Sending love. Your post was clear and honest. Blessings.
good luck. Shared this with my family. God bless.