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Weekly meals for elderly neighbors in Birmingham
Help keep a free food pantry open for elderly neighbors in Birmingham.
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Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Friday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 21 families, and now we feed 191 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 37% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 7 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Birmingham market and keep every receipt.
Each $25 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 $2,650 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,400
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $640
• Baby formula and diapers: $380
• Refrigeration and electricity: $230
Every share and every dollar helps.
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hope it all works out. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I have a 17 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings.
Your post was clear and honest. I'm in teaching myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Thủ Đức.
keep going. Shared this with my family. I hope November is when things finally get easier.
wishing you the best. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I'm in teaching myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. God bless
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from Ho.
You're not alone, Carter. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. All the best
So sorry you're going through this, Carter. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. God bless.
Shared this with my family. After 12 years in nursing I know how hard it is to ask for anything