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Weekly meals for families facing hunger in Athens

Help keep a free food pantry open for families facing hunger in Athens.

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Since 2022, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Wednesday from the back of a community center. We started with 10 families, and now we feed 154 each week. Donations have dropped by about 50% this summer, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 15 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Athens market and keep every receipt. Each $25 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 $1,950 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $770 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $720 • Baby formula and diapers: $280 • Refrigeration and electricity: $180 I hope life is good to you. - Ioanna

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Updates from Ioanna

Good news. Because of your gifts ($448 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Update from Athens: we've started the first stage. We're at 21% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Update from Athens: I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. We're at 11% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

Donations

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Genesis E. Torres 🇦🇺 · $149
Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $75
“Get well soon. Thought of Ioanna all day after reading this.”
Athina Vlachos 🇬🇷 · $75
Luis D. Moreno 🇲🇽 · $75
Anonymous 🇹🇷 · $51
Sandra Débora Nunes 🇧🇷 · $50
Ihor Kovalev 🇺🇦 · $34
“All the best. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Odesa”
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Tahmina Rina Mahmud 🇮🇳 · $10
“Thought of Ioanna all day after reading this. - Bengaluru”
Océane Justine Meunier 🇫🇷 · $10
“Wishing you the best. I'm in Limoges, thinking of you.”