There are only 20,000 people that live in Ashe County and 16 percent live below the poverty level. People here are hard working and many live on farms. Each year there is a chili lunch fundraiser with the money going to help people with their heating bills.
Thursday afternoon I made hubby get up and go to lunch with me. We got there around noon and the parking lot was already full. Inside there were two lines, one for take-out and one for eating in. For $5.00 we got a bowl of chili with fix-ins, a drink and homemade desert. If you wanted, you could have your lunch delivered to your door. I overheard one of the delivery men say that they had orders for 400 deliveries.
By the time we were ready to leave there were no seats left and people were still coming in. That's what I like about Ashe County, people looking after one another.
P.S. They announced at church today that they raised almost $3000.00. That's 600 meals served!
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