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Weekly meals for families and seniors in Sydney
Help keep a free food pantry open for families and seniors in Sydney.
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Since 2023, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Thursday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 11 families, and now we feed 331 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 48% this rainy season, 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 Sydney 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 $3,050 goes:
• Baby formula and diapers: $460
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,150
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,440
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
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take care. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Take care
is there anything that isn't money that would help Ethan?
Thank you. If you're in Sydney I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Ask me anything else.
Thinking of you, Ethan. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Monterrey.
Wishing you the best, Ethan. Hope this works out for you. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.
Take care, Ethan. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from Novosibirsk.
Sending strength. More neighborhoods should do this. All the best.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't give up!