Winter weather causes food bank cancelation in Darrington

The Darrington Food Bank was forced to cancel its weekly distribution because of snow and cold. Now it’s hoping to construct a new building.

DARRINGTON, Wash. — The Darrington Food Bank operates under a drive-thru model where people pull up and volunteers deliver food to their cars.

It works well unless it’s too hot, cold, or smoky for volunteers to do it safely. Last week there was no distribution because the cold and snow were too dangerous for workers to endure.

That meant people in the community went hungry.

“We had clients calling us asking if there was any way they could get

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