US Embassy fetes community pantry organizer Ana Patricia Non

People line up to receive food from the Maginhawa Community Pantry put up by Good Samaritan Ana Patricia Non on Maginhawa Street in Quezon City on April 17, 2021.

The STAR / Boy Santos

MANILA, Philippines — Ana Patrica Non has been recognized by the US Embassy for her work in setting up the first community pantry that inspired countless other food banks which encouraged people to give what they can and take what they need.

US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Heather Variava presented Non on Wednesday with the Ambassador’s Woman of Courage Award “for her community pantry initiative that inspired Filipinos to combine resources and help "one another during the COVID-19 ?pandemic.”

“Empowered and courageous women can change the world for the better,” Variava said on Twitter.

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