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Weekly meals for families and seniors in Shubra
Sara runs a volunteer pantry feeding 136 families; this fund restocks shelves for the winter.
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Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Saturday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 9 families, and now we feed 136 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 60% this winter, 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 Shubra 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 $450 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $290
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $80
• Baby formula and diapers: $35
• Refrigeration and electricity: $45
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Sara
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Best of luck, Sara. Great idea, hope you get there. My husband and I read this together. Love from London
Sending good thoughts, Sara. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.
Rooting for you, Sara. I hope things turn around soon.
Sending strength, Sara. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. All the best.
Thanks for sharing this. Great idea, hope you get there. Please keep us posted. Love from Dwarka.
can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Shubra
Thank you. If you're in Shubra I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Happy to explain more.
Sending strength. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
Great idea, hope you get there. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Blessings
Keep going. It takes guts to ask. Well done. All the best!
Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust!
Your post was clear and honest. Love from Nagpur
sending love, Sara. I hope things turn around soon. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care.
Sending strength. Your post was clear and honest. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it
Thinking of you, Sara. Gave what I could, wish it was more. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.