With Western New Yorkers quarantined in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus, many are looking to little free pantries as a way to help those in need.
They are a place where people in need can come get food, hygiene products and more.
CHALLENGING TIMES,7 EWN IS COMMITTEDTO BRINGING YOUSTORIES OF HOPETHAT CAPTURE THESPIRIT OF THE CITY OFGOOD NEIGHBORS.7 EWN REPORTEROLIVIA PROIAINTRODUCES US TO AGROUP OF LITTLEPANTRIES..
WHOARE SHOWING US WEARE BUFFALOSTRONG.THEY MAY BE SMALL,BUT THEY'RE MIGHTY.SOT 00:04CHAD: WE DON'T WANTANYONE TO GOHUNGRY AT ANY TIME.THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALLABOUT.THE LITTLE FREEPANTRIES ARE APLACE WHEREPEOPLE IN NEED CANCOME GET FOOD,HYGENE PRODUCTSAND MORE.SOT 00:07CHAD: WHEN YOU NEEDSOMETHING IT'STHERE.
THERE'S NONEED TO TALK TOSOMEBODY ABOUTTHAT.
YOU CAN JUSTGO AHEAD AND GETWHAT YOU NEED.THERE ARE EVENMORE DEPENDING ONTHE GOODS LEFT INTHE LITTLE FREEPANTRIES SINCE THECORONAVIRUS LED TOCLOSED BUSINESSES.THERE ARE TEN OFTHEM THROUGHOUTNORTH TONAWANDA.SOT 00:05CHAD: WE HAVECHILDREN THAT COMEAND GET FOOD OUT OFTHESE LITTLE FREEPANTRIES ANDPREPARE IT ON THEIROWN.SOT 00:05BETHANY: IT'SAWESOME.
I LOVE THEFACT THAT IT'SAVAILABLE BECAUSE ISEE PEOPLE HERE ALLTIMES OF THE DAY.SOT 00:07STAND UP: AND ASMUCH AS THEYENCOURAGE PEOPLETO COME TAKE WHATTHEY NEED, THEYENCOURAGE PEOPLETO COME DROP THINGSOFF AS WELL.SOT 00:09CHAD: OUR DREAM ISTHAT EVERYONE INOUR CITY MAKES ITPART OF THEIRREGULAR SHOPPINGHABIT TO PICK UP ONEOR TWO EXTRA ITEMSAND ON THEIR WAYHOME AND PUT IT INTHE PANTRYSINCE THE SPREAD OFTHE CORONAVIRUSHAS LEAD TOBUSINESSES CLOSINGAND JOBS LOST,NORTH TONAWANDAHAS STEPPED UP.SOT 00:03CHAD: THERE'S A LOTMORE PEOPLE DOING ALOT MORE TO FILL THEPANTRIESBUT THE NEED ISINCREASING.SOT 00:09CHAD: RIGHT NOWWE'RE AT A CRITICALTIME WHERE THATNEED OF FOLKS ISOUTPACING EVEN THATEXTRA GIVING.THE LOCATIONS OFTHE TEN LITTLE FREEPANTRIES AREAVAILABLE ON OURWEBSITE, WKBW DOTCOME - WHETHERYOU'RE IN NEED OF AHELPING HAND ORWILLING TO LEND ONE.SOT 00:06CHAD: WE CAN WORKTOGETHER TO MAKESURE THAT EVERYONEIN OUR CITY HAS FOOD,EVERY DAY CHOKEDUP AND EVERY NIGHT.IN NORTHTONAWANDA, OLIVIAPROIA, 7EWN.GREAT STORY...D'YOUVILLE COLLEGEIS WORKING TO HELP
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