MONROE COUNTY, WV -
"This is the first hot meal I've had since Thursday," said Joyce Copley of Lindside.
Following Thursday's snowstorm which left thousands in West Virginia and Virginia in the cold and without power, Monroe County Public Information Officer Donnie Evans asked Lindside United Methodist Church and Lindside Volunteer Fire Department to give out a free hot meal to anyone who needed one.
"It means a great deal because you know hot food is a lot better than eating out of cans and eating sandwiches. And I appreciate it very much," said Copley.
The hot meal provided was an assortment of soups, sandwiches, sides, coffee, tea, soda and a wide variety of desserts.
Volunteer of Lindside United Methodist Church, Becky Weiss, depicted Lindside as a very close-knit community.
"Our community is a very loving one, and I think that's something that we've reiterated time after time. That we're here for them," said Weiss.
Copley, with 11 inches of snow, told 59 News she lost more than $200 worth of food due to Thursday's snowstorm and power outage.
"I had just purchased $150 from Save A Lot and $55 from Ashley's Union and I lost it all. I put it in the snow but that didn't work, so I lost everything," Copley said.
Copley has been eating peanut butter sandwiches and meats and beans out of cans for the past four days. She was told her power would return on Wednesday. She is barely making it by on these cold January nights.
"I have a kerosene heater so I just buy kerosene to stay warm. That's all I can do until Wednesday."
Several shelters in Monroe County are still available for those without power, on an "as needed" basis.
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