A Medina teen started a free food pantry in her front yard as a way to give back to her community.
WHEN TIMES ARETOUGH -- THE CITY OFGOOD NEIGHBORSALWAYS STEPS UP TOHELP THOSE IN NEED.AND ONE TEENAGER ISEMBRACING THESPIRIT OF BUFFALOSTRONG... BY MAKINGIT HER MISSION TOFEED THE HUNGRY.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSRPEORTER GILATMELAMED HAS THESTORY.ON GWINN STREET INMEDINA, PEOPLE INNEED CAN FIND JUSTABOUT ANYTHING."DOWN HERE IS JUSTLIKE TOILET PAPER ANDTHINGS YOU CAN'T FINDAT THE STORE."THE MOST POPULARITEM..."CEREAL IS A BIGTHING THAT A LOT OFPEOPLE TAKE."AND IT'S ALL FORFREE.13 YEAR OLD KIANAGARNER RUNS KAI'SPANTRY OUT OF HERFRONT YARD."WE WERE WATCHINGTHE WORLD NEWS ANDTHERE WAS A CHURCHTHAT HAD DID IT, AND ITHOUGHT THAT IT WASA GOOD IDEA, SO IASKED MY MOM IF WECOULD DO IT."TWO DAYS LATER...THE PANTRY WAS UPAND RUNNING.FROM PASTA, TOBEANS, TO VITAMINS.;03"RESTOCK THE BREADLIKE A FEW, FEW,TIMES A DAY."GARNER'S DEVOTEDTHE PAST THREEWEEKS TO HELPINGHER COMMUNITY."I'LL WAKE UP, DOHOMEWORK ANDTHINGS, AND THENWE'LL CHECK THEWEATHER TO SEE IFIT'S A GOOD DAY TOSET OUT THE PANTRY."WHEN THE 8THGRADER PRESENTEDTHE IDEA TO HERMOM..."I WASN'T TOOSURPRISED BECAUSEKAIANA HAS A VERY BIGHEART."A HEART THAT'SCONTAGIOUS..."THE COMMUNITY HASALSO BEEN A REALLYBIG HELP WITH IT SOTHAT'S ONE THINGTHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT,IT'S NOT JUST USTHATS GIVING BACKIT'S ALSO THE WHOLECOMMUNITY."DONATIONS HAVECOME IN FROM THELIBERTY PROGRAMPARTNERSHIP,DISCOUNT GROCERIESIN LYNDONVILLE, ANDPEOPLE WHO AREJUST WALKING BY."KAIANA AND HERMOTHER USUALLY GOINSIDE AFTER ROLLINGOUT THE PANTRY FORTHE DAY, SO PEOPLECAN TAKE WHAT THEYNEED ANONYMOUSLY.""ME AND MY MOM HAVEBEEN BLESSED THATWE CAN GIVE BACK TOOUR COMMUNITY."THE TWO PLAN TOKEEP GIVING BACKFOR..."AS LONG AS WE CAN."IN MEDINA, GILATMELAMED, 7EYEWITNESS NEW
A retired homebuilder is stepping up for his community in a big way during the coronavirus pandemic.
Front yard food pantries have been a growing trend during coronavirus. WBZ-TV's Paula Ebben reports.