MoneyFood & hungerCritical
Weekly meals for families and seniors in Siliguri
Mythili runs a volunteer pantry feeding 196 families; this fund restocks shelves for the rainy season.
Anywhere in the world1,025 views
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Sunday from the back of a community center. We started with 21 families, and now we feed 196 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 43% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 6 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Siliguri 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 $400 goes:
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $90
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $300
• Refrigeration and electricity: $10
Thanks for being kind about this.
Updates from Mythili
No updates yet. Supporters are notified when the owner posts one.
- Cristiane Giovana Barbosa 🇧🇷 · $180
- John Mukasa Njoroge 🇺🇬 · $100
“Hope it all works out. Thought of Mythili all day after reading this. - Kampala”
- Vino Galih Wibowo 🇮🇩 · $30
- Nebiyu Bereket Haile 🇪🇹 · $25
- Bilal Ibrahim Fahmy 🇪🇬 · $20
- Olivia Dixon 🇺🇸 · $20
- Ji-woo Choi 🇰🇷 · $17
Reviews
Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
No reviews yet.
Questions & comments
Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.
Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.
Thinking of you, Mythili. Shared this with my family. Don't give up. Take care.
Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I hope October is when things finally get easier. God bless.
Great idea, hope you get there. Greetings from İzmir
Thinking of you and your family. This could happen to any of us. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. All the best
Wishing you the best. This could happen to any of us. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Take care
Take care, Mythili. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home