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Weekly meals for families and seniors in San Diego
Help keep a free food pantry open for families and seniors in San Diego.
🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States2,649 views
Since 2019, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Thursday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 29 families, and now we feed 91 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 46% this summer, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 13 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the San Diego market and keep every receipt.
Each $45 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 $3,700 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $2,000
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,150
• Baby formula and diapers: $230
• Refrigeration and electricity: $320
I hope life is good to you.
- Levi
Updates from Levi
Thank you all. We're at 71% now ($2,634). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.
Thank you all. We're at 44% now ($1,639). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for rice, beans, flour and oil is now scheduled.
Update from San Diego: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 22% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
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Thinking of you and your family, Levi. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Take care
this could happen to any of us. Love from Marrakesh
Hope it all works out, Levi. Shared this with my family.
Hope it all works out, Levi. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. All the best.
Stay strong. Hope this works out for you. I went through something like this 14 years ago and strangers helped me out.
Praying for you, Levi. Great idea, hope you get there. Greetings from Jakarta Barat!
Sending strength, Levi. Hope you get there. Don't give up
This could happen to any of us. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from San Miguel de Tucumán.
hope it all works out, Levi. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Hubballi.
Keep going. Great idea, hope you get there. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Take care