RANCOCAS, N.J. - A woman whose food pantry was ransacked in 2021 is getting much needed help. During the pandemic, the woman saw a need and opened a food bank, which someone then robbed."I am so grateful and verklempt about the whole thing.
When she told me, I just broke down crying," Linda Orsuto commented.Orsuto started the food pantry in front of her Rancocas Village antique store.
Someone complained about it, but a lot of people liked it. It grew and she needed more space."I decided to put it in my shop garage, which is part of my store, so I can get away with that and sell things out of there, too," Orsuto explained. "So, we just emptied that out and decided to make that the food pantry."That’s when the pantry was robbed, in December 2021, canned goods, refrigerated goods, all of it.
The need for food, however, remained. Enter Karen Fenton, but don’t give her any credit.RELATED COVERAGE: Burlington County food pantry emptied out in the middle of the night"It’s a wonderful thing.