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The Neighbors' Pantry pantry in Los Angeles is running low just as demand rises; $2,400 will stock it for 12 weeks.

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Dylan D. Whitaker
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Los Angeles
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Wednesday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 26 families, and now we feed 278 each week. Donations have dropped by about 38% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 12 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Los Angeles market and keep every receipt. Each $40 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 $2,400 goes: • Refrigeration and electricity: $185 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,700 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $515 Thank you for reading my story. - Dylan

Updates from Dylan

  1. Quick update: $498 raised so far (21%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  • Nusrat Rubina Zaman 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Kiprop Kipchoge Mussa 🇰🇪 · $50

    “You got this. From Thika with love. - Thika”

  • Leonardo W. Ibarra 🇲🇽 · $50
  • Aurora G. Hopkins 🇨🇦 · $25
  • Babu Rubel Akter 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Lucas M. Le 🇨🇦 · $25

    “Rooting for you. My sister told me about this one. - Hamilton”

  • Lourdes P. Medina 🇨🇴 · $25

    “Praying for you. My brother told me about this one. - Bogotá”

  • Domenico Parisi 🇮🇹 · $20

    “Wish I could do more. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Rome”

  • Salma Ines Gaber 🇸🇦 · $100

    “Blessings. My sister told me about this one. - Riyadh”

  • Samuel Wright 🇺🇸 · $31.50

    “Take care of yourselves. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Peoria”

  • Ximena M. Lowe 🇺🇸 · $75
  • Lavanya H. Venkatesh 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Uzma Laiba Hashmi 🇵🇰 · $15

    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Dylan all day after reading this. - Multan”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $26
  • Rowan L. Parks 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Sapna G. Malhotra 🇨🇦 · $250
  • Brian Carlson 🇺🇸 · $12

    “Wish I could do more. From Brooklyn with love. - Brooklyn”

  • Dola Sharmin Khan 🇧🇩 · $25
  • Jin-woo Seo-jun Kwak 🇰🇷 · $10
  • Alyssa C. Perez 🇬🇧 · $25

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  • Thinking of you, Dylan. More neighborhoods should do this. Love from Oakland!

    • projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. Take care

      • It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Athens.

        • thinking of you, Dylan. I hope things turn around soon. Take care

          • Rooting for you. I hope things turn around soon. Please keep us posted. Blessings

            • Sending strength, Dylan. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best.

              • Rooting for you, Dylan. I hope things turn around soon. After 29 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything. All the best

                • Hope it all works out. I hope things turn around soon. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust

                  • Stay strong. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Lalitpur but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Lalitpur.

                    • Vrushali H. ZaveriPhoto verified

                      wishing you peace. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Wish I lived closer to Caloocan so I could bring a meal. God bless

                      • Hope this works out for you. I hope November is when things finally get easier. Love from Pasig

                        • Best of luck, Dylan. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings

                          • Craig K. WilliamsonPhoto verified

                            Stay strong, Dylan. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Katowice.

                            • Take care. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Sent it to 30 people at work.

                              • Rooting for you. More neighborhoods should do this. Put this on a community board in Thane this morning.

                                • Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My neighbor in Islamabad donated after I showed her your page.

                                  • You're not alone, Dylan. Gave what I could, wish it was more. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Sydney.

                                    • Kennedy CastilloID verified

                                      wishing you the best. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Jakarta.

                                      • sending good thoughts, Dylan. This could happen to any of us. All the best.

                                        • Sending love, Dylan. Great idea, hope you get there. Blessings

                                          $954.50 raised of $2,400

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