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Weekly meals for elderly neighbors in Brampton
The the Harvest Pantry pantry in Brampton is running low just as demand rises; $3,700 will stock it for 8 weeks.
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Since 2019, our volunteer team has run the Harvest Pantry every Wednesday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 8 families, and now we feed 181 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 44% 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 Brampton market and keep every receipt.
Each $50 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 $3,700 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,650
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,100
• Baby formula and diapers: $540
• Refrigeration and electricity: $410
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
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can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Brampton
Praying for you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in Nakhon Ratchasima but we're thinking of you. Love from Nakhon Ratchasima
Sending good thoughts. Hope you get there. I went through something like this 10 years ago and strangers helped me out!
Hang in there, Bella. I hope things turn around soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings.
Take care. More neighborhoods should do this. We're a small family in Biratnagar but we're thinking of you. All the best.
Praying for you. More neighborhoods should do this. Sent it to 38 people at work. Love from Nairobi.