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Weekly meals for students and shift workers in San Antonio
Wayne runs a volunteer pantry feeding 279 families; this fund restocks shelves for the winter.
🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas, United States2,905 views
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Friday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 28 families, and now we feed 279 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 33% this winter, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 18 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the San Antonio market and keep every receipt.
Each $45 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 $3,400 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $2,250
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $750
• Baby formula and diapers: $270
• Refrigeration and electricity: $130
If you're reading this, thank you.
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Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from London
Hope it all works out. Hope this works out for you. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Take care.
Wishing you peace. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Lahore.
So sorry you're going through this. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My neighbor in Kampala donated after I showed her your page. All the best
Hope it all works out, Wayne. Shared this with my family. I went through something like this 3 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Pune.
Thanks for sharing this, Wayne. I hope things turn around soon. We're a small family in Magelang but we're thinking of you.
Sending love, Wayne. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. God bless.
Good luck. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Bandung
Take care, Wayne. Looking forward to the next update. Sent it to 39 people at work.
Rooting for you. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of San Antonio.
Stay strong, Wayne. This could happen to any of us. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home!