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Weekly meals for students and shift workers in Newport
Help keep a free food pantry open for students and shift workers in Newport.
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Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Saturday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 29 families, and now we feed 203 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 47% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 10 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Newport market and keep every receipt.
Each $25 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $2,500 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,000
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $950
• Baby formula and diapers: $220
• Refrigeration and electricity: $330
Thanks for being kind about this.
- Vivian
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good luck. Great idea, hope you get there. Take care
hope things get better soon, Vivian. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I'll check back for the next update. All the best.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in Novosibirsk but we're thinking of you. Take care.