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Polar pilot s charity put free pantries in Capital Region food deserts
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Volunteers drop of one of Open World Relief s micro-pantries in Albany.Provided by Benjamin WatskyShow MoreShow Less
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Pilot Ben Watsky got the idea for sturdy, critter-proof free food pantries as a disaster response when he was volunteering in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. He founded Open World Relief, a charity that installed 8 of these pantries in Capital Region neighborhoods. Northeastern Woodworkers volunteers built them. Local charities and houses of worship keep the pantries fully stocked.Georgia FishburnShow MoreShow Less
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Open World Relief volunteer Jackie Watsky (Ben s mom) stocks a free pantry near the Shrine Church of Our Lady of the Americas. Northeast Woodworkers built the free pantries on legs above the sidewalk to protect the nonperishables inside such as canned soup and veggies, boxed oatmeal, jars of baby food and boxes ....

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