By Kate Reardon
Herald Writer
EVERETT — Tracy Farrar welcomed the free egg salad sandwiches and potato chips at noon on Tuesday. He said the food was good fuel for his body, since he had plasma drawn from his arm in exchange for $15 a few blocks away.
It was his first lunch from the Salt of the Earth Ministries, which offers the free program each Tuesday on Wetmore Avenue.
Food drive
The Salt of the Earth Food Bank plans a food drive from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at Beverly Park Community Church, 7404 Olympic Drive in Everett. For more information, contact Sandra Richards at 425-355-1042.
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The program has an uncertain future, and for two weeks has operated out of the back of a van parked on Wetmore. For two years, the program operated at the American Legion Hall on Wetmore, but the hall closed this summer.
It was in June when Sandra Richards, the president of the program, received word that it would no longer have a home. She called for help, but hasn’t had any luck.
They’ve been allowed to operate inside the American Legion for most of the summer, she said. But three months have passed, and the program, which feeds dozens of people, still has no home.
Richards is worried that without a kitchen, the program will not be able to operate its hot meal program, which runs from November to March.
Richards started the program several years ago making sack lunches for kids living on the streets. Since then, it’s grown into a countywide system that helps those who have fallen through the cracks, Richards said. The nonprofit organization is not affiliated with any church.
Anyone with a location can contact Richards at 425-355-1042.
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