Man who set up community food pantry given special gift from Steelers
By Caitlyn Scott
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WHITEHALL, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A Pittsburgh-area dad was given a special gift from the Pittsburgh Steelers as a “thank you” for his efforts to help fight against hunger in the community.
In a video posted by the Steelers, defensive end Yahya Black surprised AJ Owen, of Whitehall, with tickets to the Super Bowl.
Owen, alongside his sons last year, wanted to help people losing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, doing so by making free food available in the front yard of their Whitehall home.
“By the next morning, we had everything out, about 70% of it was gone,” Owen told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 back in November. “That told us immediately there’s a need for this in our area, which is one, we’re so grateful to be able to help, two, so sad that so many people do need this assistance.”
Owen posted about the food pantry on TikTok, which reached millions of views from all around the world.
Steelers defensive end Yahya Black and his wife dropped off a large load of food for the Owen family to add to their drive at the time.
On Sunday, Black surprised Owen with the tickets, thanking him for all he did to give back to the community.
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