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Weekly meals for students and shift workers in Limerick

Help keep a free food pantry open for students and shift workers in Limerick.

🇮🇪 Limerick, Munster, Ireland3,727 views
Una K. MacNamara
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Limerick
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Friday from the back of a community center. We started with 11 families, and now we feed 90 each week. Donations have dropped by about 60% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 16 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Limerick market and keep every receipt. Each $30 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 $3,050 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,000 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,100 • Baby formula and diapers: $650 • Refrigeration and electricity: $300 Glad we found this place. - Una

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    “Rooting for you. From Kharkiv with love.”

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    “Sending love. From Corpus Christi with love. - Corpus Christi”

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    “Thought of Una all day after reading this. - Nagpur”

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    “From my family to yours. Been where you are, it gets better. - Fresno”

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    “Thought of Una all day after reading this. - Quezon City”

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    “Thinking of you. I'm in Rohini, thinking of you. - Rohini”

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  • Hope it all works out, Una. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.

    • Gave what I could, wish it was more. My neighbor in Caloocan donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Caloocan

      • How is Una doing now?

        • Stay strong. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't give up. Take care

          • is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Una

            • it takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Vigo

              • Is there anything that isn't money that would help Una?

                • Una K. MacNamaraOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

                  Thank you. If you're in Limerick I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Good question.

              • so sorry you're going through this, Una. Shared it with a few friends. Thinking of Limerick.

                • Sending love. Great idea, hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours. All the best.

                  • so sorry you're going through this. Hope you get there. Love from São Paulo.

                    • Keep going, Una. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Limerick.

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