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Weekly meals for families facing hunger in San Francisco

Luna runs a volunteer pantry feeding 122 families; this fund restocks shelves for the harvest gap.

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Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Tuesday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 27 families, and now we feed 122 each week. Donations have dropped by about 43% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 9 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the San Francisco market and keep every receipt. Each $55 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 $2,950 goes: • Refrigeration and electricity: $200 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $680 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $2,070 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.

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Updates from Luna

66% there. I made the first payment toward refrigeration and electricity. Thank you.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($643 in total) I made the first payment toward fresh vegetables and fruit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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Eun-kyung So-yeon Shin
sending good thoughts. Great idea, hope you get there. I'll check back for the next update. Blessings
Omar Ba
Hope you get there. My neighbor in Gdynia donated after I showed her your page
Héctor W. Orozco
Hang in there, Luna. More neighborhoods should do this. Love from Kanpur
Kylie M. Navarro
Wishing you the best, Luna. Hope this works out for you. All the best.
Jade Florence PoirierPhoto verified
sending love. Looking forward to the next update. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of San Francisco!

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