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Weekly meals for elderly neighbors in Yonkers

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

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Yonkers, New York, United States3,122 views
Katherine G. Burns
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Yonkers
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Monday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 17 families, and now we feed 364 each week. Donations have dropped by about 31% this summer, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 8 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Yonkers market and keep every receipt. Each $55 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 $2,900 goes: โ€ข Baby formula and diapers: $690 โ€ข Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,050 โ€ข Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,160 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
#food-pantry#hunger#volunteer-led#food

Updates from Katherine

  1. Quick update: $603 raised so far (21%). the plan for fresh vegetables and fruit is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

Donations

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  • Fahad Shoaib Malik ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ ยท $200
  • Kwame Nti ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $100
  • Hussein Khalid Abdallah ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $100
  • Kemi Juliet Lawal ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $75
  • Heru Hadi Tampubolon ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $60
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $54

    โ€œKeep your head up. Hope the December deadline works out. - Athensโ€

  • Mona Nabulsi ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $52.50
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $50

    โ€œHappy to help. Shared with friends too. - Bristolโ€

  • Mitu Shahana Das ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $50

    โ€œGood luck - Jessoreโ€

  • Madhavan A. Rathnam ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $50

    โ€œAll the best. Hope the December deadline works out. - Puneโ€

  • Ana Daniela Lima ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $50

    โ€œRooting for you. My cousin told me about this one. - Fortalezaโ€

  • Rolando Rodriguez ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $50
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $50

    โ€œYou got this. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Quezon Cityโ€

  • Christopher W. Lambert ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $30
  • Garfield Gayle ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ ยท $25
  • Adhiambo Margaret Kipchoge ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช ยท $25
  • Chidi Bolaji Eze ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $25
  • Devi R. Panicker ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $25
  • Roberto T. Vega ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $25

    โ€œTake care of yourselves. Shared with friends too. - Springfieldโ€

  • Cameron R. Steele ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $25

    โ€œGod bless. Saw your post and had to give. - Sheffieldโ€

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  • Tayo Danjuma DaramolaQuestion

    Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Katherine!

    • Stefano Vitali

      Sending love. Hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours.

      • Meltem BaลŸaranPhoto verified

        hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out

        • Ayesha Samina Warraich

          Shared this with my family. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Yonkers

          • Ilaria Daniela Costa

            Looking forward to the next update. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Yonkers

            $1,401.50 raised of $2,900

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