Alden woman hopes more people know about her free pantry

Susan Potter of Alden up a Little Free Pantry outside her home, at the corner of north Millgrove and Buckwheat Road for anyone in need.

But she said she's sad because not a lot of people know about the pantry.

AS PART OF OURREBOUND BUFFALOINITIATIVE -- WE'REHELPING YOU MAKEENDS MEET -- DURINGTHE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC.MILLIONS OF PEOPLEACROSS THECOUNTRY HAVETURNED TO PANTRIESFOR HELP...ONE WOMAN IN THETOWN OF ALDEN HASSET UP THIS "LITTLPANTRY" PACKED WITHFOOD AND MASKS INHOPES OF HELPINGHER NEIGHBORS.BUT AS ALA ERREBHIREVEALS...THERE'SONLY ONE THINGMISSING...TRT = 1:19SUPERS:OUTCUE: STANDARD.PKG:"I JUST WANT TO BEHELPFUL."THREE WEEKS AGO,SUSAN POTTER PUTUP THIS LITTLE FREEPANTRY OUTSIDE HERHOME FOR ANYONE INNEED."THERE MUST BEMANY, MANY PEOPLEAND FAMILIES OUT OFWORK ORUNDEREMPLOYED ATLEAST...CHILDRENTHAT ARE HUNGRY."BUT POTTER SAYSSHE'S SAD BECAUSENOT A LOT OF PEOPLEKNOW ABOUT THEPANTRY."I HAVEN'T EVER SEENANYONE THERE, BUTI'VE SEEN A FEWTHINGS DISAPPEAR.INTERESTINGLY LIKE ABLOCK OF VELVEETACHEESE AND LAUNDRYSOAP.

BUT NONE OFTHE FOOD,"STANDUP: "THIS FOODPANTRY IS RIGHT ATTHE CORNER OFNORTH MILLGROVEAND BUCKWHEATROAD.

WHEN YOUOPEN THE PANTRYYOU'LL SEE FOOD,NON-PERISHABLES,WASHING DETERGENTAND SOAP, MASKS.YOU CAN ALSO LEAVEHER A NOTE AND LETHER KNOW WHATYOUR NEEDS ARE.:"I'LL PUT ANYTHINGANYBODY WANTS INTHAT PANTRY.

I'M VERYBLESSED AND I HAVETIME TO SPARE, AND IJUST FIGURED IFTHERE'S A WAY THAT ICAN GIVE BACK TOTHE COMMUNITY ANDLET PEOPLE KNOWTHAT THEY'RESUPPORTED, THATWOULD BE GOOD,"A WOMAN WHO JUSTWANTS TOHELP...DURING A TIMEOF GREATUNCERTAINTY.SHE HAS A MESSAGEFOR ANYONE IN NEEDRIGHT NOW."COME TO THECORNER OF NORTHMILLGROVE ANDBUCKWHEAT, LEAVEME A NOTE, LET MEKNOW WHAT YOUWANT, AND IT WILLAPPEAR."IN ALDEN, ALAERREBHI, 7 EWN.