Topeka volunteers place 'Blessing Boxes' around town
February 12, 2017
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — When Donna Rae Pearson discovered the Blessing Boxes concept, she thought her central Topeka neighborhood, which lost a major grocery store last year, could benefit.
The small structures — similar in appearance to Little Free Libraries — house free nonperishable food and other items such as toiletries, laundry detergent and socks.
"It looked like a really good idea," Pearson said. "I live up the street from where the Dillons used to be, and to have it taken from the community was kind of devastating. I thought this is a nice, simple way of helping my community."
The Dillons...
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