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Bích runs a volunteer pantry feeding 185 families; this fund restocks shelves for the summer.

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Bích Đào Vuong
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Hanoi
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Harvest Pantry every Wednesday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 17 families, and now we feed 185 each week. Donations have dropped by about 32% this summer, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 18 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Hanoi market and keep every receipt. Each $5 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 $550 goes: • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $170 • Refrigeration and electricity: $40 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $340 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to. - Bích

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  • Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in San Fernando but we're thinking of you. All the best.

    • Good luck, Bích. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Wish I lived closer to Lviv so I could bring a meal

      • Ishita A. BediPhoto verified

        So sorry you're going through this, Bích. Hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.

        • keep going. Shared it with a few friends. All the best!

          • Good luck. This could happen to any of us. Don't give up. Take care.

            • hang in there. Gave what I could, wish it was more. After 22 years in hospitality I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

              • take care, Bích. Your post was clear and honest. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless.

                • Hope it all works out, Bích. I hope things turn around soon. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like

                  • best of luck, Bích. Great idea, hope you get there. I hope November is when things finally get easier. God bless

                    • Best of luck, Bích. More neighborhoods should do this. Thinking of Hanoi.

                      • Keep going, Bích. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I have a 13 year old who wants to send good wishes too.

                        • Wishing you peace, Bích. Shared this with my family

                          • Hope things get better soon, Bích. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My husband and I read this together

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