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Weekly meals for elderly neighbors in Tarkwa
Help keep a free food pantry open for elderly neighbors in Tarkwa.
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Since 2022, our volunteer team has run the Harvest Pantry every Tuesday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 26 families, and now we feed 347 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 43% this winter, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 20 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Tarkwa 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 $250 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $150
• Baby formula and diapers: $70
• Refrigeration and electricity: $30
I hope life is good to you.
- Eric
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Take care. Hope this works out for you. I hope September is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Kelowna.
So sorry you're going through this, Eric. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Kisumu.
keep going, Eric. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. All the best.
Is there anything that isn't money that would help Eric?
Thank you. If you're in Tarkwa I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Happy to explain more.
Rooting for you. Hope you get there. My husband and I read this together. God bless.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Eric!
It's all in the list in the story. rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale) is the big one at $150, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. I'll keep the page updated.
Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I hope September is when things finally get easier.
wishing you the best, Eric. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Blessings.
Keep going, Eric. Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 29 people at work. God bless.
Thinking of you and your family, Eric. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Novosibirsk!
hope you get there. Love from Arusha.
Praying for you, Eric. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.
Sending good thoughts. Shared this with my family. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Iztapalapa