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Weekly meals for elderly neighbors in Caxias do Sul

Joaquim runs a volunteer pantry feeding 238 families; this fund restocks shelves for the winter.

🇧🇷 Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil1,043 views
Joaquim Rafael Medeiros
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Caxias do Sul
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Saturday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 15 families, and now we feed 238 each week. Donations have dropped by about 57% this winter, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 8 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Caxias do Sul market and keep every receipt. Each $10 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 $900 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $600 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $155 • Baby formula and diapers: $95 • Refrigeration and electricity: $50 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to. - Joaquim
#food-pantry#hunger#volunteer-led#food

Updates from Joaquim

  1. Thank you all. We're at 51% now ($463). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 34% funded and I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts.

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  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $250
  • Atul T. Desai 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Upendo Neema Waweru 🇺🇬 · $100

    “Thought of Joaquim all day after reading this. - Jinja”

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  • Siti Indah Nugroho 🇮🇩 · $50

    “Take care of yourselves. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Magelang”

  • Amol Deshmukh 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Blessings. Shared with friends too. - New Delhi”

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    “Every little bit. Been where you're, it gets better. - Casablanca”

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    “Best of luck. Small amount but sent with love. - Mohammedia”

  • Alexander W. Ashworth 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Chidinma Damilola Alabi 🇳🇬 · $10
  • Trang Trinh Ngo 🇻🇳 · $10

    “Hope this helps. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Hanoi”

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  • Ayaka MasudaID verified

    Hang in there. Hope you get there. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Caxias do Sul

    • Víctor R. Tapia

      Sending good thoughts, Joaquim. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money

      • Titilayo Yewande Okoro

        projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My neighbor in Ahmedabad donated after I showed her your page. Blessings

        • Raquel Ingrid Pinto

          Wishing you the best, Joaquim. I hope things turn around soon.

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