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CONCRETE, Wash. (AP) – A food bank in a small Northwest Washington town gets to remain in its building, thanks to former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
Gates wrote the Concrete Food Bank a check for nearly $17,000 late last month to cover the cost of purchasing the building and other expenses.
Food bank volunteers were worried when the county put the building up for sale, because the organization didn’t have money to buy one.
There aren’t any other food banks within about 20 miles.
Gates says he admires what the food bank does for the community.
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