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Semitruck delivers 40,000 pounds of food to the Salvation Army in Everett

Published 1:30 pm Thursday, January 22, 2026

By Herald Staff

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Dan Harding, operations manager with The Salvation Army, removes a pallet of dish soap from a truck carrying 40,000 pounds of food and supplies to The Salvation Army Disaster Distribution Center in Everett, Washington, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. The food and supplies will be distributed to families in need across Snohomish County. (Provided photo)
Dan Harding, operations manager with The Salvation Army, removes a pallet of dish soap from a truck carrying 40,000 pounds of food and supplies to The Salvation Army Disaster Distribution Center in Everett on Jan. 15. The food and supplies will be distributed to families in need across Snohomish County. (Provided photo)

EVERETT — The 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence indirectly benefited The Salvation Army Distribution Center last week in Everett.

America250 and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints delivered a semitruck with 40,000 pounds of food and supplies to The Salvation Army in Everett, where it was unloaded Jan. 15 for delivery to families in need across Snohomish County.

The truck is one of 250 semitrucks deployed to food banks across the country in recognition of the 250th year of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, according to a press release.

The 250 deliveries will provide approximately 10 million meals to families in need across the United States as part of the America Gives Initiative, the release said.

“Americans are invited to help make 2026 a record-setting year for volunteer service,” the release said. For more information, go to JustServe.org. JustServe is a community service platform sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Congress established the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission in 2016 to plan and organize the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The commission is working with America250.org to engage Americans in participating in the largest anniversary observance in our nation’s history,” according to the website.

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