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Weekly meals for elderly neighbors in Lyon
Martine runs a volunteer pantry feeding 291 families; this fund restocks shelves for the winter.
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Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Thursday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 23 families, and now we feed 291 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 54% this winter, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 15 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Lyon market and keep every receipt.
Each $35 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $2,950 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,350
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $780
• Baby formula and diapers: $530
• Refrigeration and electricity: $290
Thanks for being kind about this.
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- Kwadwo Michael Abdul 🇬🇭 · $200
- Raymond Bradley 🇬🇧 · $200
“Only $200 but hope it helps. - Bristol”
- Anonymous 🇺🇦 · $200
“Good luck. My sister told me about this one. - Dnipro”
- Carmen C. Moreno 🇺🇸 · $154
“Thought of Martine all day after reading this. - New York”
- Sang-hoon Seo-jun Moon 🇰🇷 · $100
- Harsha Madushan Mendis 🇱🇰 · $100
- Akash H. Arora 🇮🇳 · $100
- Carlos G. Ortiz 🇲🇽 · $100
- Jagath Lahiru Gunawardena 🇱🇰 · $100
“Best of luck. Hope the April deadline works out. - Colombo”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100
- Juma Kamau Mushi 🇺🇬 · $100
“Hope this helps. Thought of Martine all day after reading this.”
- Jéssica Lorena Castro 🇧🇷 · $100
- Liliana N. Álvarez 🇪🇸 · $50
- Cynthia T. Calloway 🇺🇸 · $50
- Rodel S. Pascual 🇵🇭 · $50
- Andrei Stepan Honcharenko 🇷🇺 · $50
- Rohan J. Rathod 🇮🇳 · $50
- Pankaj N. Saxena 🇮🇳 · $50
- Chinedu Falana 🇳🇬 · $50
“Happy to help. Thought of Martine all day after reading this.”
- Anonymous 🇲🇦 · $50
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Best of luck, Martine. I hope things turn around soon. Put this on a community board in Setagaya this morning.
Sending strength. I hope things turn around soon. My neighbor in Brandon donated after I showed her your page
You're not alone, Martine. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I hope April is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Recife.
Wishing you the best, Martine. Hope you get there
Best of luck, Martine. Looking forward to the next update. God bless.
Stay strong. Shared it with a few friends. Sent it to 22 people at work. God bless!