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By Allison Canter
Area shoppers will have the opportunity to buy delicious foods
for their family with proceeds going to help their neighbors
in need.
Schwans, the nationally known food service company, will be
providing Shop From The Truck Day on Saturday, Dec. 6, at the
Mountain Village Shopping Center in Jefferson from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m.
Customers can purchase their favorite Schwans meals and holiday
offers from a large variety of great tasting products, according
to local Schwans representative, Mike Kolb.
Proceeds will be divided among Ashe Pregnancy Care Center, Ashe
Prison Ministries and Ashe County Outreach. Anyone who buys
from the Schwans truck will also receive a raffle ticket, giving
them a chance at prizes donated by the different stores in the
shopping center.
"I am just so proud to be a part of such a wonderful community
that is so caring and giving," said Kolb. "I've been
taking up food that my customers have purchased and wanted to
donate to help out different families in need."
Kolb went on to say that a local farmer had donated 700 pounds
of potatoes to give to local families that have lost their jobs
at Catawissa Lumber.
"Schwans' Home Delivery, a quality gourmet food company,
has been in business 50 plus years and is dedicated to the well
being of their customers and employees. We are pleased to be
a part of this community service," explained Kolb.
Free hot coffee, hot cider and cookies will be served inside
Living Waters Christian Bookstore during the event.
Matthew and Janette Calhoun Danielson, owners and operators
of the store, invite the public to bring gifts in and have them
wrapped and decorated with hand made bows every Saturday until
Christmas. Monies from the gift wrapping will also be given
to the non-profit groups.
Danielson mentioned the benefit and its purpose saying "It
is a great way for the community to come together to help those
less fortunate that need food. We are not judging anyone, we
just want them to know that there is someone thinking about
them. We are people working together to help people."
According to the Danielsons, a similar fund raiser was held
last year to help raise money for a heart transplant patient.
This year they decided to donate to the non-profit groups, including
Ashe Prison Ministries. "We have worked closely with Ashe
Prison Ministries in the past. Seventy-five percent of the people
in jail and prison have kids, and we want to restore relationships
at a local level, so that maybe when they are released they
won't go back. We want to let them know there are ways to live
and have a good time without using drugs," said Janette.
"That is one reason we decided to expand it this year,
and we are even hoping to do this again next year. It's like
a jigsaw puzzle, you give a little at a time and it all adds
up."
Anyone that would like to make donations can do so by dropping
them off at the Living Waters Christian Bookstore, Monday through
Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. or on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Donations can also be mailed to PO Box 892, Jefferson,
NC 28640. The store is located at 769 E. Main Street in Jefferson.
For more information on the store, call (336) 846-9090.
For more information about Schwans, call Mike Kolb at (828)
443-8830, call (888) SCHWANS or click to www.schwans.com.
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