Maine theater closed due to coronavirus outbreak becomes food pantry

A Maine theater that had to cancel its summer season due to the coronavirus outbreak has been turned into a food pantry.

PHIL HIRSCHKORN REPORTS ONAN EFFORT IN YORK COUNTYADDRESSING THAT.

(NATSOT PREPS)"FIVE MINUTES TO START!"(VO)IN ARUNDEL EVERY FRIDAYMORNING, A FLURRY OFACTIVITY INSIDE THISMAKESHIFT FOOD PANTRY.(NATPOP)(VO)VOLUNTEERS PACKING DOZENSOF GROCERY BAGS WITH FRESHPRODUCE AND HOUSEHOLDSUPPLIES.(NATPOP)(VO)ALL DONATED BY LOCALGROCERY STORES ANDBAKERIES AND RESTAURANTS.(NATPOP)(VO)THE CLIENTS LINE UP IN CARIN THE PARKING LOT OF THE"VINEGAR HILL MUSICTHEATER." ITS SUMMERSEASON CANCELED; THEMANAGING PARTNERS OFFEREDITS BARN SPACE TO SERVE THECOMMUNITY ANOTHER WAY.DISTRIBUTION STARTS AT9-A-M.(PHIL STANDUP BRIDGE,8:09:25)"A HALF HOUR BEFORE THEPANTRY OPENED, THERE WEREALREADY 4 LINES OF CARSWAITING TO PICK UP FOOD, 35IN ALL.

THE FIRST ONEARRIVED AT 5-30 THISMORNING."(NATSOT MARK, 8:23:53)"GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS."(VO)THE OPERATION IS LED BY MARKJAGO ("JAY-GOH") WHO RUNS"COMMUNITY OUTREACHSERVICES," A NONPROFITBASED IN KENNEBUNK.(NATSOT MARK, 8:24:30)"TWO FAMILIES - OKAY."(VO)JAGO SEES PANTRY REGULARSBUT ALSO A LOT OF NEW FACES.(SOT MARK JAGO, 8:56:30)"WE HAVE RECOGNIZED THEREARE NEIGHBORS HELPINNEIGHBORS, AND WE WANT TO BEA PART OF THAT."(VO)JAGO SAYS PANTRY TRAFFICHAS GONE UP 20-PERCENT INTHE PAST MONTH, SO HE'SADDED A SECONDDISTRIBUTION, ON TUESDAYEVENINGS.(NATPOP)(VO)TODAY, IN JUST 35 MINUTES,ALL THE BAGS WERE GONE - ATOTAL OF 42 CARS, WITH 58FAMILIES, RIDING OFF WITHESSENTIAL GOODS.(SOT MARK JAGO, 9:00:52)"I SPOKE WITH ONEINDIVIDUAL // HE HAD HIS OWNBUSINESS, AND THAT FOLDED.HE EXPRESSED, HE SAID, 'ITHOUGHT I WOULD NEVER FINDMYSELF IN A FOOD PANTRYLINE.'"(VO FLOWERS, 8:29:55 TIGHTTHEN WIDENS OUT)IF THE FREE FOOD DIDN'T LIFTTHEIR SPIRITS, THE PAN