Red Lodge family giving back to their community

Purple LODGE — One Purple Lodge household has been supplying away foodstuff to initial responders and flood victims due to the fact last Tuesday.

Chandler Peabody and her spouse were in Billings when the flooding started off in Red Lodge and considered they would return to a destroyed residence.

Luckily for us, the flood water experienced been rerouted just half a block from their household.

Peabody’s spouse had damaged his collarbone proper before the flooding started off, so they could not assistance lifting and shifting items. But they knew proper absent that they experienced to do a little something to help their fellow group associates.

“We decided we would prepare dinner. I love to cook dinner and this was our way we could provide the local community,” reported Chandler Peabody Sunday.

The Peabody spouse and children has fed several folks all through the very last week. From 60 when they initially started off to hundreds in extra modern times.

“Today we have enough to feed another 200. So, men and women are seeking it, needing it and it’s been incredible,” Peabody stated.

One of the a lot of folks using the Peabody’s fantastic deed is their neighbor Carl Peterson.

“I received a stroke and these persons, every person, has been so wonderful,” Peterson said Sunday.

Peterson has gotten meals from the Peabodys every working day due to the fact they begun. He feels grateful to have these handy persons so close to him.

“They’ve been cooking night and day. Yeah, wow!” explained Peterson.

The Peabodys have been feeding the neighborhood with assistance from donations from their good friends and loved ones. When the no cost meals are no longer a necessity, they will donate the rest of the income to these in have to have.

“Most men and women don’t have operating drinking water and energy however up our avenue and they are also forgetting to eat… Cooking for them and serving the food items to them or being capable to just stroll a pair blocks to seize a totally free warm meal has been a blessing to them,” stated Peabody.