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Weekly meals for students and shift workers in Bonny
The the Sunday Shelf pantry in Bonny is running low just as demand rises; $300 will stock it for 11 weeks.
🇳🇬 Bonny, Rivers, Nigeria1,113 views
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Tuesday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 19 families, and now we feed 70 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 44% this school holidays, 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 $10 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 $300 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $120
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $80
• Baby formula and diapers: $40
• Refrigeration and electricity: $60
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Joy
Updates from Joy
Wanted to say thank you properly. 72% funded and we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.
Update from Bonny: I made the first payment toward rice, beans, flour and oil. We're at 91% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Lyudmila Stepanov 🇺🇦 · $30
- Rafael S. Castillo 🇦🇷 · $30
- Yakubu Victor Ibrahim 🇳🇬 · $10
- Okello Evans Mugisha 🇰🇪 · $30
“Praying for you. Been where you're, it gets better. - Embakasi”
- Anonymous 🇦🇺 · $3
- Salim Ziad Abbas 🇪🇬 · $30
- Kevin T. Murray 🇺🇸 · $25
“Good luck. - Rochester”
- Lydia S. Andrews 🇬🇧 · $4
“This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Cardiff”
- Kartika Sihombing 🇮🇩 · $53
“Get well soon. Please keep us posted. - Kediri”
- Auma Awino Kessy 🇺🇬 · $25
- Nikolai Kirill Marchenko 🇮🇹 · $135
“Rooting for you. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Bologna”
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Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Joy.
It's all in the list in the story. rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale) is the big one at $120, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Appreciate you taking the time.
hope it all works out. Gave what I could, wish it was more. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
Wishing you the best. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. After 16 years in accounting I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Take care.
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Bonny.
Thank you. If you're in Bonny I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Happy to explain more.
sending good thoughts. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I went through something like this 4 years ago and strangers helped me out.
Rooting for you, Joy. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it
Wishing you peace, Joy. Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Sylhet.
take care, Joy. Looking forward to the next update. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
Best of luck, Joy. This could happen to any of us. Take care.
Sending good thoughts, Joy. I hope things turn around soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Adama.
Stay strong, Joy. More neighborhoods should do this. God bless.
best of luck. Shared it with a few friends. My husband and I read this together. Blessings.
you're not alone, Joy. Shared it with a few friends. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. All the best
Rooting for you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Sent it to 21 people at work. God bless
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Móstoles.