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Weekly meals for elderly neighbors in Cebu City

Help keep a free food pantry open for elderly neighbors in Cebu City.

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Manuel T. Navarro
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Cebu City
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Monday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 20 families, and now we feed 345 each week. Donations have dropped by about 41% this summer, 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 Cebu City market and keep every receipt. Each $10 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $500 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $200 • Refrigeration and electricity: $75 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $225 Thank you so much.

Updates from Manuel

  1. We're at 27% thanks to 5 of you. the plan for fresh vegetables and fruit is now scheduled. More news soon.

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    “From my family to yours! - Yogyakarta”

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