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"Forced to shutter its dining room after the statewide ban on on-site dining, Blanchet House in Northwest Portland pivoted to handing out to-go meals and I watched two gloved volunteers at each entrance hand out paper bags filled with hard-boiled eggs, doughnuts from Helen Bernhard’s Bakery, orange slices, and coffee to about 250 people; they had attempted to limit guests to 30 at a time before the closure, can collect and serve food from canceled events and restaurants to bolster meals, and are now desperate for to-go cups and containers as they worry donations may dry up once businesses close." - Samantha Bakall