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The Thursday Table: keep the shelves full this harvest gap
Siddharth runs a volunteer pantry feeding 331 families; this fund restocks shelves for the harvest gap.
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Since 2021, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Monday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 12 families, and now we feed 331 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 60% this harvest gap, 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 Thane 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 $450 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $280
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $65
• Baby formula and diapers: $65
• Refrigeration and electricity: $40
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- Siddharth
Updates from Siddharth
54% there. the plan for refrigeration and electricity is now scheduled. Thank you.
- Nathalie Jade Noel 🇨🇦 · $100
“Best of luck - Mississauga”
- Hani Kartika 🇮🇩 · $63
- Anonymous 🇫🇷 · $60.50
- Nida Nida Rana 🇵🇰 · $59
- Shreya E. Chavan 🇮🇳 · $50
- Saanvi A. Sharma 🇺🇸 · $45
“God bless. My mother told me about this one. - Los Angeles”
- Nilmini Tharushi Fernando 🇱🇰 · $34
- Efe Lilian Nwosu 🇳🇬 · $25
“Hope it all works out. Saw your post and had to give. - Epe”
- Kemi Idowu 🇳🇬 · $15
“You got this! - Kano”
- Jannat Shahana Jahan 🇮🇳 · $10
“God bless. - New Delhi”
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