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Weekly meals for elderly neighbors in Dublin

Mairead runs a volunteer pantry feeding 373 families; this fund restocks shelves for the harvest gap.

🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland2,239 views
Mairead Kenny
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Dublin
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Friday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 21 families, and now we feed 373 each week. Donations have dropped by about 40% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 17 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Dublin 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 $3,700 goes: • Baby formula and diapers: $430 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,250 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $2,020 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Mairead
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  • İpek Zeynep Güler 🇹🇷 · $309

    “Good luck - Kadıköy”

  • Dhruv L. Joshi 🇮🇳 · $200

    “God bless. Thought of Mairead all day after reading this.”

  • Lakshmi K. Murthy 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Wish I could do more. My colleague told me about this one. - Mumbai”

  • Yogita A. Desai 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Thought of Mairead all day after reading this.”

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    “Best of luck! - Rockford”

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  • Violet C. Snyder 🇬🇧 · $70.50
  • Ethan Frazier 🇺🇸 · $52

    “Thought of Mairead all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”

  • Gerald J. Williamson 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Blessings. Gave what I could this week. - Lansing”

  • Javier B. Ramírez 🇨🇴 · $50
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  • Padraig White 🇮🇪 · $50

    “Hope it all works out. Thought of Mairead all day after reading this.”

  • Michel Olivier 🇫🇷 · $50

    “Thinking of you. Please keep us posted. - Boulogne-Billancourt”

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  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $45

    “Happy to help. My neighbor told me about this one. - Austin”

  • Mercy Akello Rashidi 🇺🇬 · $43

    “Thinking of you. My sister told me about this one. - Kampala”

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  • Everett T. Fox

    So sorry you're going through this, Mairead. This could happen to any of us. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Thinking of Dublin.

    • Nicolás N. QuinteroQuestionID verified

      How is Mairead doing now?

      • Charlotte K. Keller

        Thinking of you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Greetings from New Delhi.

        • Lakshmi F. NatarajanPhoto verified

          Hang in there, Mairead. This could happen to any of us!

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