Commentary BROWNSVILLE, Pennsylvania—Just before 10 a.m., cars begin pulling into the parking lot of the Country Thrift Market, a sprawling former grocery store 40 miles from Pittsburgh. Normally, folks in the area shop for gently used clothing, toys, and deeply discounted home goods here. But today is different because Santa Claus is on site along with free cookies, provisions, frozen turkeys, and hundreds of brand-new winter coats in every child’s size. Most of the cars and trucks that pull in have seen better days, but the children inside them look excited, seemingly unaware they are in need of charity. The families at this event never stopped working during the pandemic, said Justin McAtee, the director of marketing at Food Helpers, a nonprofit organization behind the drive. “They are too proud to take money from the government and stay home and do nothing, yet also find themselves unable to provide for …