Church's Small Gesture Is Making Big Difference For Some Local Families

Cleve Bryan reports.

BREAK DOWN, AND, MORE COMINGIN.THANKS, MATT.CHURCH'S SMALL GESTUREMAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE TOLOCAL FAMILIES.CLEVE BRYAN'S LIVE IN CAPE MAYCOUNT TOY TELL US ALL BIT, HITHERE, CLEVE.REPORTER: JUST BEFORETHANKSGIVING LAST YEAR THISWHITE BOX APPEARED IN FRONT OFTHE TUCKAHOE UNITED METHODISTCHURCH.IT IS FULL OF FREE FOOD, ANDIT COMES WITH A COMMUNITYAGREEMENT THAT YOU TAKE WHATYOU NEED, AND YOU LEAVE WHATYOU CAN.NOW THE CHURCH GOT THE IDEAFOR OUTDOOR FOOD BOX FROMLITTLE FREE PANTRY.ORG AND ANOTHER ON LINEMOVEMENT CALLED BLESSINGBOXES.ESSENTIALLY IT IS AN ANONYMOUSMIKE REFOOD PANTRY BUT CHURCHOFFICIALS SAID DON'T BE FOOLEDBY THE SIZE, A LOT OF PEOPLEARE GETTING THE FOOD THAT THEYNEED FROM THIS BOX.AND NEIGHBORS TELL US IT ISSEVERAL CARS THAT STOP BYEVERY SINGLE DAY.LITTLE PANTRY GETS REPLENISHBY PEOPLE DROPPING OFF THESEAND BY CHURCH MEMBERS WHO,GRACE THE CHURCH EACH WEEK.I TALK TO THE CHURCHHOSPITALITY SAYS IT IS A IVERY GRATIFYING EXPERIENCE FORTHE CONGREGATION.WE'RE EXCITED BECAUSE WITHRELATIVELY LITTLE RESOURCES WEHAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE A HUGEDIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY.THE COMMUNITY HAS EMBRACED ITSTO WORD OF MOUTH, YOU KNOW,AND AS WE WERE TALKING OURFACEBOOK POST JUST WENT EVERYWHERE.IT WENT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLELOOKED AT IT AND SHARED IT ANDWE HAVE SO MANY GREAT COMMENTSLIKE THANK YOU SO MUCH FORDOING THIS.THIS IS AN INSPIRATION, MAYBEWE CAN DO IT IN OUR OWN CHURCHOR OUR OWN COMMUNITY.TIGHT COMMUNITY WHEN THEYSAW OUR NEWS TRUCK HERE WEHAVE SEEN PEOPLE THROUGHOUTTHE DAY STOPPING BY, FILLINGTHE PANTRY, ONCE AGAIN.AND COMING UP LATER ON"EYEWITNESS NEWS" I'LL TELLHOW EASY, IT IS FOR YOURCHURCH OR YOUR COMMUNITYORGANIZATION TOSS MAKE THEIR