When 14 chickens from The Salvation Army of Centralia’s Harvesting Hope Farm vanished in mid-July, the nonprofit put out an appeal to the community for information and filed a report with the city’s police department.
About two weeks later, The Salvation Army has resigned itself to the fact that it might never recover the birds.
“Many friends across so many different locations have reached out to us to inquire of the missing chickens,” the organization wrote in a statement Thursday. “It truly is with a heavy heart that our update is that we have reason to believe we will not see our sweet chickens again. We continue to work to find a resolution, but in the meantime, it's apparent we will need to start a regroup and refocus to incorporate chickens back onto the Harvesting Hope Farm.”
The nonprofit stated it would love to hear from residents who have a surplus of pullets or laying hens.
“If you would like to support the chicken effort financially, we will be glad to put the funds aside for the rebuilding of our flock,” the nonprofit wrote.
The Salvation Army is located at 303 N. Gold St. in Centralia and can be reached at 360-736-4339. The organization encourages those interested in assisting to contact it on Facebook.
“Lastly, we are so incredibly grateful and humbled by the literal thousands of views and shares of our original post,” The Salvation Army wrote. “From the wonderful people who shared it through The Chronicle and even on the radio. We know there were so many people hoping for a better outcome, us too. We thank you so much for the support of Lewis County and beyond to see the success of our amazing farm program.”
By Friday afternoon, The Salvation Army reported that help was already showning up. as they thanks Tess and Corey Bunch for a contribution.
