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Weekly meals for families and seniors in Mississauga
The Neighbors' Pantry pantry in Mississauga is running low just as demand rises; $2,500 will stock it for 8 weeks.
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Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Friday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 22 families, and now we feed 307 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 49% this harvest gap, 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 Mississauga market and keep every receipt.
Each $35 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $2,500 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,650
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $470
• Baby formula and diapers: $240
• Refrigeration and electricity: $140
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
Updates from Clément
Good news. Because of your gifts ($550 in total) I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Small update. $377 so far, I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 8% funded and the plan for rice, beans, flour and oil is now scheduled.
- Arun P. Rao 🇮🇳 · $200
- Leo T. Garcia 🇵🇭 · $100
- Patrick Anton Kuhn 🇩🇪 · $100
- Derek S. Estrada 🇬🇧 · $67.50
- Elżbieta Zuzanna Nowak 🇵🇱 · $50
- Mercy Nafula Macharia 🇰🇪 · $50
“Good luck. Thought of Clément all day after reading this. - Nairobi”
- Ake Prasertsak 🇹🇭 · $50
- Salma Farhana Ali 🇮🇳 · $50
- Cristina E. Galindo 🇲🇽 · $42
- Hayato Koji Aoki 🇯🇵 · $38
- Naresh T. Bajwa 🇮🇳 · $36
- Grace Peace Afolabi 🇳🇬 · $30
- Haritha H. Yadav 🇮🇳 · $30
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $30
- Hesti Maya Pane 🇮🇩 · $25
- Eren Eren Bozkurt 🇹🇷 · $25
- Damilola Comfort Obi 🇳🇬 · $25
- Randall N. Walsh 🇬🇧 · $25
- Ryan E. Schmidt 🇺🇸 · $25
“All the best. My mother told me about this one. - Spokane”
- Cooper P. Figueroa 🇺🇸 · $20
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can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Mississauga!
Thank you. If you're in Mississauga I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Fair thing to want to know.
Best of luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I have a 17 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Mississauga.
Sending strength, Clément. I hope things turn around soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Mississauga.
Rooting for you. Hope this works out for you. Wish I lived closer to Glasgow so I could bring a meal.
Stay strong, Clément. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Akron.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Clément
Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale) is $1,650 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Let me know if you want more detail.
Thinking of you and your family, Clément. Shared this with my family. Blessings.
Best of luck. This could happen to any of us. After 10 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything
everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I have a 17 year old who wants to send good wishes too. All the best
Wishing you the best. Looking forward to the next update. It's not much but it's yours. Take care.
Hope things get better soon, Clément. Great idea, hope you get there. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.
Hang in there, Clément. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier!