Volunteer Henry Warth, left, loads bags of food into a car as Salvation Army The Dalles Corp business manager Kris Harmon talks with the driver at their food pantry downtown The Dalles. The number of people seeking food assistance has grown significantly since the beginning of the pandemic in March, even as traditional forms of fundraising and food drives drop off. Mark B. Gibson photo
âSalvation Army Pantry is full.â
So read the subject line of an email sent to supporters of the Community Meal program in The Dalles Dec. 7 by Chris Zukin, who helps organize the volunteers who work to provide a free hot meal to those in need and is a member of the Salvation Army The Dalles Corps board.