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Weekly meals for elderly neighbors in San Jose

Help keep a free food pantry open for elderly neighbors in San Jose.

🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States3,093 views
Raúl G. Campos
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San Jose
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Sunday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 27 families, and now we feed 322 each week. Donations have dropped by about 58% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 19 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the San Jose market and keep every receipt. Each $60 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 $3,050 goes: • Baby formula and diapers: $360 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,650 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,040 I hope life is good to you. - Raúl
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Updates from Raúl

  1. Thank you all. We're at 24% now ($719). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

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    “Be well. Thought of Raúl all day after reading this. - Giza”

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    “Stay strong. Thought of Raúl all day after reading this. - Quezon City”

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    “From my family to yours. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Albuquerque”

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  • Renate Emma Vogt

    Hang in there, Raúl. Shared it with a few friends.

    • Naresh F. Chettiar

      Rooting for you, Raúl. Shared this with my family. Don't give up. God bless.

      • Anwar Naguib

        praying for you, Raúl. More neighborhoods should do this. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.

        $1,502 raised of $3,050

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