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The Thursday Table: keep the shelves full this rainy season

Help keep a free food pantry open for families and seniors in Los Angeles.

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Hudson A. Spencer
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Los Angeles
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Thursday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 28 families, and now we feed 300 each week. Donations have dropped by about 33% 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 Los Angeles market and keep every receipt. Each $55 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 $3,400 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,250 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,250 • Baby formula and diapers: $560 • Refrigeration and electricity: $340 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Hudson

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    “God bless. - Timișoara”

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    “From my family to yours! - Beersheba”

  • Ahmed L. Lombard 🇿🇦 · $100

    “Be well. Thought of Hudson all day after reading this.”

  • Guadalupe T. Espinoza 🇪🇸 · $20

    “Hope you get the rest soon. - Vigo”

  • Brenda Anderson 🇬🇧 · $50

    “Hope it all works out. Gave what I could this week. - Birmingham”

  • Gaurav N. Sood 🇮🇳 · $64

    “Every little bit. I'm in Noida, thinking of you.”

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    “Hope this helps. Shared with friends too. - Zapopan”

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    “Keep your head up. Hope the February deadline works out. - Mombasa”

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    “Every little bit. From Ekurhuleni with love.”

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    “From my family to yours! - Warren”

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    “Keep your head up! - Chattanooga”

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  • Emilia J. GordonPhoto verified

    It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless.

    • Sending good thoughts, Hudson. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in

      • How is Hudson doing now?

        • Take care. Shared it with a few friends. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

          • Hope this works out for you. My neighbor in Chandler donated after I showed her your page. Thinking of Los Angeles.

            • Shared it with a few friends. Please keep us posted. Take care

              • hang in there, Hudson. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My husband and I read this together.

                • Praying for you. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Los Angeles.

                  • Sending good thoughts. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't give up. Take care.

                    • thinking of you, Hudson. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Venice but we're thinking of you. Love from Venice.

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