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Weekly meals for elderly neighbors in Awka
Bolaji runs a volunteer pantry feeding 375 families; this fund restocks shelves for the winter.
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Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Friday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 26 families, and now we feed 375 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 54% this winter, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 20 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Awka market and keep every receipt.
Each $5 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $400 goes:
• Refrigeration and electricity: $20
• Baby formula and diapers: $100
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $280
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Bolaji
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- Hudson A. Stewart 🇬🇧 · $50
“From my family to yours. Thought of Bolaji all day after reading this.”
- Samantha E. Ramos 🇺🇸 · $69
“Wish I could do more. Thought of Bolaji all day after reading this.”
- Janet J. Henderson 🇺🇸 · $5
“Wish I could do more. Thought of Bolaji all day after reading this. - Fort Worth”
- Fajar Satria Simanjuntak 🇮🇩 · $19
- Monique W. Bennett 🇯🇲 · $50
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Hope things get better soon. Great idea, hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours
take care. I hope things turn around soon. It's not much but it's yours
Stay strong, Bolaji. Great idea, hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best.
Good luck, Bolaji. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I'll check back for the next update. All the best.
I hope things turn around soon. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Awka.
Sending love, Bolaji. Shared it with a few friends. Wish I lived closer to Los Angeles so I could bring a meal. Love from San Diego