Hot potatoes for the homeless: Oregon woman tries to foil hunger, cold
Updated Feb 24, 2021;
By Saphara Harrell, Salem Reporter
SALEM When high water flooded Wallace Marine Park and Cascades Gateway Park this winter, Lisa Letney lay awake hearing the sounds of a storm that would wash away tents and belongings in areas where Salem has allowed unsheltered people to camp because of Covid.
After reading a news article about the flooding, she thought about how she could help. Blankets would get soaked and buying lots of handwarmers could get costly, so she harkened to an old school style of warming up – hot potatoes.