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Weekly meals for families and seniors in Poznań

The the Sunday Shelf pantry in Poznań is running low just as demand rises; $1,450 will stock it for 6 weeks.

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Wojciech Igor Kaczmarek
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Poznań
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Sunday from the back of a community center. We started with 15 families, and now we feed 253 each week. Donations have dropped by about 46% this harvest gap, 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 Poznań market and keep every receipt. Each $15 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: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $720 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $440 • Baby formula and diapers: $185 • Refrigeration and electricity: $105 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
#food-pantry#hunger#volunteer-led#food

Updates from Wojciech

  1. Quick update: $405 raised so far (28%). I made the first payment toward rice, beans, flour and oil. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 45% now ($656). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

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    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Wojciech all day after reading this.”

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    “Be well. Thought of Wojciech all day after reading this. - Nuremberg”

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    “Be well. Gave what I could this week. - St. Petersburg”

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    “Praying for you. Thought of Wojciech all day after reading this. - Nashik”

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    “Blessings. Please keep us posted. - Halifax”

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    “Stay strong. I'm in Abbottabad, thinking of you.”

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  • Carla Beatrice Ricci

    Thinking of you, Wojciech. It takes guts to ask. Well done.

    • Shoaib Ali JavedPhoto verified

      More neighborhoods should do this. After 11 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Take care.

      • Adeline H. WhitfieldID verified

        Hang in there. Your post was clear and honest. I have a 15 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings

        • Musa Ebuka Ibrahim

          best of luck, Wojciech. I hope things turn around soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it

          • Kévin Jacques Remy

            you're not alone, Wojciech. Hope this works out for you. Blessings.

            • Smit Sheth

              reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Put this on a community board in Uberlândia this morning.

              $1,486 raised of $1,450

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