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Weekly meals for families and seniors in Cleveland
Help keep a free food pantry open for families and seniors in Cleveland.
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Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Thursday from the back of a community center. We started with 22 families, and now we feed 94 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 47% this summer, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 16 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Cleveland 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 $1,450 goes:
• Refrigeration and electricity: $240
• Baby formula and diapers: $210
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,000
If you're reading this, thank you.
Updates from Addison
We're at 17% thanks to 3 of you. I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
Thank you all. We're at 22% now ($321). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.
- Mackenzie R. Yates 🇨🇦 · $10
- Aria Jones 🇺🇸 · $5
- Daiki Yusuke Maruyama 🇯🇵 · $10
- Sabina Nasrin Begum 🇮🇳 · $75
- Muhammad Saad Jilani 🇵🇰 · $20
- Cengiz Tekin 🇹🇷 · $20
“Every little bit. Please keep us posted. - Konya”
- Kimberly F. Thomas 🇨🇦 · $25
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $16
- Efe Wunmi Mba 🇳🇬 · $15
- Muthoni Namukasa Nabwire 🇹🇿 · $200
“Get well soon. I'm in Mwanza, thinking of you. - Mwanza”
- Ruby F. Bowman 🇬🇧 · $25
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Thinking of you, Addison. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. God bless
Thanks for sharing this. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out.