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Weekly meals for families and seniors in Mangaluru

Naresh runs a volunteer pantry feeding 257 families; this fund restocks shelves for the summer.

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Naresh P. Krishnan
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Mangaluru
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Saturday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 15 families, and now we feed 257 each week. Donations have dropped by about 57% this summer, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 12 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Mangaluru market and keep every receipt. Each $5 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $300 goes: • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $150 • Refrigeration and electricity: $45 • Baby formula and diapers: $105 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.
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Updates from Naresh

  1. Small update. $220 so far, the plan for fresh vegetables and fruit is now scheduled.

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  • Małgorzata Marta Sobczak 🇵🇱 · $135
  • Aadhya L. Jat 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Hope it all works out. Shared with friends too. - Fayetteville”

  • Pedro Lucas Batista 🇧🇷 · $25
  • Anastasia Dimitriou 🇬🇷 · $25

    “Keep your head up. My sister told me about this one. - Athens”

  • Samuel Bell 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Thought of Naresh all day after reading this. - San Diego”

  • Joseph G. Wong 🇬🇧 · $15

    “Thought of Naresh all day after reading this. - London”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $15
  • Gilles Alexandre Morel 🇫🇷 · $10

    “Thinking of you. I'm in Marseille, thinking of you.”

  • Aria W. Crawford 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Stepan Denis Bondar 🇷🇺 · $10

    “Thought of Naresh all day after reading this. - Yekaterinburg”

  • Bharath T. Gowda 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Yvonne Theresa Agyeman 🇬🇭 · $10

    “Be well. Thought of Naresh all day after reading this. - Tema”

  • Rachel A. Fields 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Gang Yong Zhong 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $5

    “Hang in there. Thought of Naresh all day after reading this.”

  • Sachiko Mana Takeuchi 🇯🇵 · $5
  • Charlotte W. Simpson 🇨🇦 · $5
  • Camille R. Spence 🇯🇲 · $5

    “You got this - Montego Bay”

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  • Bhavani F. PanickerPhoto verified

    Wishing you the best, Naresh. Gave what I could, wish it was more. God bless.

    • Jacob Stevens

      Rooting for you, Naresh. Shared it with a few friends. Love from Saket.

      • Georgina Beatrice Agyeman

        Thinking of you, Naresh. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I hope October is when things finally get easier. God bless

        • Caleb R. Hart

          Sending strength. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Jerusalem.

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