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Weekly meals for families and seniors in Johannesburg
Megan runs a volunteer pantry feeding 66 families; this fund restocks shelves for the winter.
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Since 2019, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Saturday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 24 families, and now we feed 66 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 55% this winter, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 18 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Johannesburg 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 $850 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $580
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $155
• Refrigeration and electricity: $115
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
- Megan
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- Waseem Danish Sheikh 🇵🇰 · $100
- Juliana Heloísa Machado 🇧🇷 · $75
- Thanh Thanh Pham 🇻🇳 · $50
- Jade Moreno 🇬🇧 · $50
- Gloria Owens 🇺🇸 · $50
“God bless. Please keep us posted. - Greensboro”
- Gül Acar 🇹🇷 · $50
- Monique Campbell 🇯🇲 · $50
“Hang in there. Thought of Megan all day after reading this. - Montego Bay”
- Lucia Mazza 🇮🇹 · $50
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $25
“Good luck. Thought of Megan all day after reading this. - Badagry”
- Rubén L. Salazar 🇪🇸 · $25
“Keep your head up. Thought of Megan all day after reading this. - Móstoles”
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- Mark N. Marquez 🇵🇭 · $25
- Anonymous 🇪🇹 · $24
“Only $24 but hope it helps. - Jimma”
- Carter K. Rowe 🇺🇸 · $20
- Arief Agus Lubis 🇮🇩 · $15
- André Miranda 🇧🇷 · $10
- Lourdes J. Valdez 🇨🇴 · $10
“Thought of Megan all day after reading this. - Medellín”
- Anonymous 🇵🇱 · $10
- Gabriela Márcia Martins 🇧🇷 · $10
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gave what I could, wish it was more. I'll check back for the next update!
So sorry you're going through this. Shared this with my family. After 9 years in teaching I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Johannesburg.
It takes guts to ask. Well done. Wish I lived closer to Bucaramanga so I could bring a meal.
wishing you the best. Shared it with a few friends. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Johannesburg
Rooting for you. Shared it with a few friends. I'll check back for the next update. God bless
Wishing you peace, Megan. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Blessings
Take care. Great idea, hope you get there. Thinking of Johannesburg.
Praying for you, Megan. Your post was clear and honest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Johannesburg
Take care, Megan. I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Ibadan
Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My neighbor in London donated after I showed her your page. Take care!
Wishing you the best. Hope this works out for you. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Love from Johannesburg