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Weekly meals for students and shift workers in Southampton
Christopher runs a volunteer pantry feeding 329 families; this fund restocks shelves for the winter.
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Since 2022, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Tuesday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 30 families, and now we feed 329 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 49% 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 Southampton market and keep every receipt.
Each $30 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $3,500 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,350
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,300
• Baby formula and diapers: $560
• Refrigeration and electricity: $290
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Christopher
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Good luck. Great idea, hope you get there. Greetings from Stockholm!
Sending love. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We're a small family in New Orleans but we're thinking of you. Take care.
Praying for you, Christopher. Shared it with a few friends.
Thinking of you, Christopher. Shared this with my family. Take care.
Sending strength. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. All the best.
You're not alone, Christopher. Great idea, hope you get there. Thinking of Southampton
Hang in there. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Nuremberg!
Thanks for sharing this. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Mombasa
Wishing you the best, Christopher. Hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Girona.
Take care. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. God bless
hang in there, Christopher. Shared this with my family. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. All the best
thanks for sharing this. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Love from Badagry!
hang in there, Christopher. Hope this works out for you. Blessings
Thinking of you. Your post was clear and honest. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. All the best!