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Weekly meals for students and shift workers in Glasgow
The Open Hands Pantry pantry in Glasgow is running low just as demand rises; $2,750 will stock it for 10 weeks.
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Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Friday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 15 families, and now we feed 325 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 55% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 6 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Glasgow market and keep every receipt.
Each $50 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 $2,750 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,650
• Refrigeration and electricity: $120
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $980
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Emily
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“You got this. Hope the November deadline works out. - Hialeah”
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“Every little bit. From Shreveport with love.”
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“All the best. Thought of Emily all day after reading this. - London”
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So sorry you're going through this. Great idea, hope you get there. My neighbor in Bahir Dar donated after I showed her your page
reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Vadodara.
Hope things get better soon. More neighborhoods should do this. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Take care.
thinking of you, Emily. Shared it with a few friends.
Hope it all works out, Emily. Looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Bangkok but we're thinking of you. Blessings.
thinking of you and your family, Emily. Your post was clear and honest. We're a small family in San Jose but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Glasgow.
Sending good thoughts, Emily. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Take care!
Hope things get better soon, Emily. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. All the best