A man from Watertown, New York, USA, built a wooden cupboard-shaped box in front of his yard and stocked it with nonperishable food to help out people in need. According to Watertown’s local publication The Eagle, the “Blessing Box” was made possible by a concerned town resident named Roman Espinoza. ADVERTISEMENTThe box is stocked with nonperishable food items which Espinoza collected from neighbors, friends and local businesses, in hopes of providing free food for people in need around the area. Espinoza’s blessing box has received a positive response from the community and claimed that “A lot of people are using it.”The retired Fort Drum soldier and current chemical dependency student at Jefferson Community College (JCC) regularly checks the contents of the “Blessing Box” and found that people have left all sorts of good items. ADVERTISEMENTHe also assured that the Blessing Box in front of his yard will always be available for anyone in need.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 12, 2017 07:18 UTC