Inside my local grocery there were large bins between the
check stands and the exit. Non-perishables placed in these bins would go to the
local food bank. Are the bins still there? I’ve no idea. I haven’t been inside
the store since March. I know most shops don’t accept returns for fear of COVID
contamination. The local good will takes donations by appointment only, and the
items sit in “quarantine” for a while before anyone will handle them. I suspect
there are more people going hungry today than in March, but I’m not sure how to
help. Some creative New Yorkers are less blocked than I. They’ve rounded up more
than a dozen used refrigerators, painted them and planted them in boroughs all
over the city. The new paint reads, “This fridge belongs to you, and so does
what’s inside. Take food. Leave food. Be well.” Is it safe? Maybe not. But it IS
feeding people.
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