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Weekly meals for families facing hunger in Spanish Town
The the Thursday Table pantry in Spanish Town is running low just as demand rises; $650 will stock it for 9 weeks.
🇯🇲 Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica1,818 views
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Wednesday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 16 families, and now we feed 322 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 60% this winter, 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 Spanish Town market and keep every receipt.
Each $15 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 $650 goes:
• Refrigeration and electricity: $45
• Baby formula and diapers: $135
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $470
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
- Tanya
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Thinking of you and your family, Tanya. Your post was clear and honest. I have a 12 year old who wants to send good wishes too. All the best
Sending good thoughts, Tanya. Shared this with my family. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Take care
Thanks for sharing this, Tanya. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Blessings
Hope it all works out. Great idea, hope you get there. Take care