Williamsburg, Virginia-When volunteers set up in a humble warehouse in Williamsburg, dozens of people waited for this reminder outside in the cold:

"Hi, it's nice to see you all today. Today we will make three kinds of meat, three kinds of cooked food, and three kinds of desserts," said Thumper Newman.

On Friday afternoon, people poured into a narrow, cold room one after another. "Come in, how are you," Newman said.

At the door, Newman has kept his seat warm for twenty years, and almost everyone knows his name.

"How is Jamaica," he said.

When people pick and pick their weekly meals, it is controlled by the chaos. "They can't believe they have so much free food," Newman said.

This is not just ordinary canned food-how about crab paste, shrimp, cakes, and even aloe vera leaves.

Newman said: "I was shocked that it lasted so long, I can't believe we have done it for 20 years."

The first thing people see when they log in to the room is a photo of Thumper's son Ben.

"This seems to be a way of doing good things from tragic events," he said.

On December 26, 2001, Ben Newman, a 14-year-old 8th grade student, sat in a car with his cousin Joshua Lass. His car was Ben's brother.

"My life is almost a mess," Newman said.

The car that Ben and Josh were in had a stop sign. They did not wear seat belts and died.

"Chelsea honestly, it's hard for me to talk about Ben, so I try not to talk about him because I have gone through life, which is too painful," Newman said.

He may not talk about him, but he respects him every day. "With Ben's death, I found a purpose," he said.

In the months after Ben's death, Thumper began volunteering by distributing food to the Catholic Church.

"I said I have to do something like this, which is great," he said.

Every morning at 6 o'clock, he would collect donations from the local store and prepare expired food, and voila, "Ben's Gift" was born.

"It gives me a lot of happiness and satisfaction. People are not so lucky or have obstacles. It makes you feel better about yourself," Newman said.

"It helps a lot with finances. Everything in the grocery store has gone up. I am a single mother with two children and a daughter who is in college," Mary said as he stopped in the warehouse on Friday.

“Since we started our charity, we have donated 15 million pounds of food, an average of 60,000 pounds per month for 20 years,” Newman said.

A cart full of food, those who need a little more help can come here, provided by Ben's father.

"He did this out of goodwill. He didn't get any benefit from it, just joy. This is a great blessing for everyone," Mary said.

Sad Newman said: "My soul goal is to benefit from the tragic incident and help others to do this charity."

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