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The the Harvest Pantry pantry in Dayton is running low just as demand rises; $2,750 will stock it for 11 weeks.

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Nova M. Park
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Dayton
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run the Harvest Pantry every Saturday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 29 families, and now we feed 253 each week. Donations have dropped by about 57% this winter, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 19 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Dayton market and keep every receipt. Each $60 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 $2,750 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,350 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $470 • Baby formula and diapers: $650 • Refrigeration and electricity: $280 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen. - Nova

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    “Praying for you. - Spokane”

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    “Hope the March deadline works out. - Asaba”

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  • Salim ShayoQuestion

    Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Nova!

    • Nova M. ParkOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

      Sure. The biggest one is rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale), $1,350. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Happy to explain more.

  • Hang in there, Nova. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My neighbor in Palmira donated after I showed her your page. Thinking of Dayton.

    • Hope it all works out, Nova. Looking forward to the next update. Blessings.

      • Nur İpek AktaşID verified

        Wishing you peace, Nova. This could happen to any of us.

        • Hope it all works out. I hope things turn around soon. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless!

          • thinking of you, Nova. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

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