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Weekly meals for elderly neighbors in Guarulhos

Patrícia runs a volunteer pantry feeding 171 families; this fund restocks shelves for the summer.

🇧🇷 Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil1,400 views
Patrícia Regina Cunha
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Guarulhos
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Monday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 14 families, and now we feed 171 each week. Donations have dropped by about 34% this summer, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 13 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Guarulhos 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 $750 goes: • Baby formula and diapers: $230 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $210 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $310 Thank you so much.

Updates from Patrícia

  1. 71% there. I made the first payment toward fresh vegetables and fruit. Thank you.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 58% funded and I made the first payment toward fresh vegetables and fruit.

  3. Update from Guarulhos: I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. We're at 16% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  • Soledad L. Vargas 🇲🇽 · $25
  • Paula C. Tapia 🇪🇸 · $10
  • Trisha G. Ramirez 🇵🇭 · $60.50
  • Miguel Óscar Duarte 🇲🇽 · $10

    “Hang in there. Thought of Patrícia all day after reading this.”

  • Suresh Kiran Baral 🇳🇵 · $24
  • Randall N. Hatfield 🇬🇧 · $68
  • Anderson Manoel Pinto 🇧🇷 · $250
  • Kurniawan Dwi Putra 🇮🇩 · $35
  • Pedro T. Hernández 🇲🇽 · $10

    “Thought of Patrícia all day after reading this. - Zapopan”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $75

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  • Wishing you the best. Great idea, hope you get there. We're a small family in Adelaide but we're thinking of you. All the best

    • Wesley WhitfieldID verified

      Keep going, Patrícia. Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 39 people at work. God bless.

      • You're not alone, Patrícia. Shared it with a few friends. Sent it to 29 people at work. Blessings.

        • Hope it all works out. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Blessings

          • Sending strength, Patrícia. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.

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