"Dirty, Rotten, Low-Down Thief" Steals from Marysville Food Bank

Lawnmower 3 by jinnyjuice from the Seattlest Flickr pool. Note: this is not the lawnmower in question. This is merely an approximation.

To provide food to the needy without question or judgment; To always have nutritious food available for the hungry; To refer clients to other agencies and organizations as needed for additional help; To use care and compassion in all our work, particularly to meet our objectives with respect to our clients.

Yes, in a time when the economy is perpetually two (or possibly just one) steps from utter collapse, unemployment numbers refuse to drop, and the poor are being priced out of just about everything, including healthy food (maybe), the Marysville Community Food Bank, which served 389,196 meals in 2010, is there to provide comfort, information, understanding, and healthy food for the needy. With no judgement.

But, according to the Marysville Globe, there are some people that the folks at the food bank can't help but judge: the ones who broke into their shed, stole their padlock, and then pilfered a leaf blower, and lawn mower, and some gas tanks.

"What I have to say, you couldn't print," volunteer coordinator JoAnn Sewell told the Globe's Kirk Boxleitner.

Staffed largely by volunteers, the food bank is a vital resource to the Marysville community. Last year, they added over 2,000 new clients to their ranks, and volunteers logged a total of 28,784 hours, to deliver nearly 1,000,000 pounds of food.

The food bank, which has plans to install a series of security cameras**, leases its land from a local church for just $1 a year, and depended on the stolen supplies to tend to the area surrounding the church. According to the Globe, the bank's staff is hoping that a generous donor will provide them with another lawn mower, as it is unlikely that the thief will ever be caught.

The thieves, who are believed to be big jerks which no moral compass to speak of, are still at large. Of course, if you know anyone who matches the aforementioned description, you are urged to call the Marysville Police Department. Even if the yard tools are long pawned, there are several food bank volunteers and employees who would like to see the burglars brought to justice.

**Let's note here how sad this is that a charitable organization is forced to install security cameras to keep people from potentially stealing goods that the organization would otherwise be giving away for free.