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PAGE A10, KEIZERTIMES, OCTOBER 1, 2021 LIFE Salt Lake to Salem: Local church helps restock damaged food bank Keizertimes Staff On the morning of Sept. 22, a large semi-truck carrying nearly 40,000 pounds of food arrived from Salt Lake City at the Marion Polk Food Share in Salem. The truck, which contained food and household supplies donated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was ultimately bound for the AWARE Food Bank in Woodburn. The AWARE Food Bank was sig- nifi cantly damaged last month after a 24-year-old man intentionally set fi re to the AWARE building, damaging a large portion of the food stored there. According to Marion Polk Food Share, “This donation of high-quality, nutritious food and high-demand household items will help AWARE restock its shelves and will provide thousands of meals for our neighbors in the Woodburn area.” Below is a statement from Dan Kohler, public aff airs director for the Keizer Right to Left: Marion Polk Food Share President Rick Guapo, Keizer Stake President Langdon Smith and truck driver. (Courtesy of Marion Polk Food Share social media)