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Weekly meals for students and shift workers in Cluj-Napoca
Mihaela runs a volunteer pantry feeding 280 families; this fund restocks shelves for the harvest gap.
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Since 2019, our volunteer team has run the Harvest Pantry every Wednesday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 11 families, and now we feed 280 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 40% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 12 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Cluj-Napoca market and keep every receipt.
Each $20 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $950 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $630
• Baby formula and diapers: $185
• Refrigeration and electricity: $135
With deep gratitude,
Mihaela
Updates from Mihaela
We're at 24% thanks to 4 of you. I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
- Barasa Mussa Temba 🇰🇪 · $100
- Salim Imad Metwally 🇪🇬 · $80
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $78
“Stay strong. Only $78 but hope it helps. - Charlotte”
- Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $38
“Blessings. Thought of Mihaela all day after reading this. - Multan”
- Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $30
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $30
- Fatima Bhatti 🇵🇰 · $10
- Ananya A. Luthra 🇮🇳 · $10
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Sending love. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in Lahore but we're thinking of you!
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Wish I lived closer to Howrah so I could bring a meal. Take care
Sending good thoughts, Mihaela. More neighborhoods should do this. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Take care
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Cluj-Napoca.
you're not alone. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Cluj-Napoca!