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Weekly meals for neighbors in need in Bonny

Ebuka runs a volunteer pantry feeding 323 families; this fund restocks shelves for the rainy season.

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Ebuka Bankole
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Bonny
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Friday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 10 families, and now we feed 323 each week. Donations have dropped by about 59% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 17 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Bonny market and keep every receipt. Each $5 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $500 goes: โ€ข Fresh vegetables and fruit: $170 โ€ข Baby formula and diapers: $55 โ€ข Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $275 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Ebuka

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  • Latha B. Prabhu ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $25
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $25

    โ€œHappy to help. From Guarulhos with love. - Guarulhosโ€

  • Tika Irma Prasetyo ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $9.50
  • Valentina Gabriella Grassi ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ยท $28
  • Isla F. Austin ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $100
  • Everly B. Lambert ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $200
  • Abigail Brooks ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $75
  • Lahiru De Silva ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ยท $25

    โ€œWishing you the best. Thought of Ebuka all day after reading this.โ€

  • John Marshall ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $52
  • Jian Hao Du ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $25
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด ยท $5
  • Massimo Ferretti ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ยท $25
  • Samira Reem Ismail ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $10

    โ€œWish I could do more. Been where you're, it gets better. - Tangierโ€

  • Vijay H. Bedi ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $20

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    Genuine person with a big heart

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    Great help in a difficult time

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  • Vivian S. PorterQuestionPhoto verified

    Is there any paperwork, like the shopping receipts, that backs this up?

    • rooting for you, Ebuka. Shared it with a few friends. Love from George!

      • Keep going, Ebuka. Hope this works out for you. Please keep us posted. Take care.

        • Take care. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings.

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