SPOKANE, Wash. — Blessings and Beyond, a local nonprofit that provides basic necessities to struggling families, is facing an issue of their own. They say their box truck that helps them pickup and deliver donations was stolen Monday evening.
The nonprofit says they last saw the truck Friday, and don’t visit their building on the weekends, so, by Monday evening, it was gone.
Rotary 21 donated the box truck to Blessings and Beyond three years ago. It had an electric lift gate that helped staff load up to four pallets of food into the bed.
Robert Martin, business relations director for Blessings and Beyond, said the organization had already dealt with theft. A few weeks ago, thieves took the truck’s battery. So, when the entire vehicle was stolen, it was heartbreaking.
“We need that… and… yeah, it’s sad that it’s missing,” Martin said.
Blessings and Beyond now relies on a single backup van to pick up and deliver donations. However, without the lift gate, the loads of donations have to be put in manually. “We have to crawl in because you can’t move the pallet inside this van,” Martin said.
Martin also said the organization has deliveries ahead of the holidays. “You know, we’re about to do 450 meals with the Salvation Army for Thanksgiving meals that we have to deliver,” said Martin.
The missing truck drew a lot of attention online this week. One man posted on Facebook asking why the Blessings and Beyond truck was parked in a lot outside his home around 2 a.m. Wednesday morning. The nonprofit contacted him, but by the time staff arrived, the truck was gone again.
Despite the setback, the nonprofit says it will continue serving the community. “Trust me, we’ll get it done. [Even] if everyone has to drive their own vehicle… we’ll get it done,” Martin said.
The Spokane Police Department has an open investigation on the missing vehicle report.
Blessings and Beyond asks anyone who sees the truck to report it immediately by calling 311 or Crime Check. Then, you can contact them directly.
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