RENO, Nev. (KOLO) — A semi-truck carrying about 40,000 pounds of food for Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada and The Salvation Army did not arrive in Reno on Monday, Nov. 2, as announced, because of a scheduling error in Salt Lake City.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had scheduled the delivery for Monday at 11:30 a.m. and confirmed it for that day. A clerical error in Salt Lake City left the delivery on the Church’s records for Thursday, Nov. 5, at 11:30 a.m.
The Salvation Army, Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada and the Church agreed to keep the shipment for Thursday. The food will be distributed then.
Church apologizes
A welfare and self-reliance specialist for the Church said it is the only mistake among all 250 trucks sent across the United States as part of the America 250 effort. Church leaders in Salt Lake City apologized and will work to make this right.
Second truck in the Reno-Sparks area
The delivery would be the second America 250 truck to arrive in the Reno-Sparks area this year. The first delivered food to the Food Bank of Northern Nevada on July 2…