Debbie Bise, manager of the Southern Manna Soup Kitchen, stands by a ten-burner commercial gas range that was installed last week. The range was donated by Bart Long of Bart Long & Associates Realty and Auction when he learned about the needs of the nonprofit organization in Glade Spring.
CAROLYN WILSON, Special to the Bristol Herald Courier
CAROLYN R. WILSON
Special to the Bristol Herald Courier
GLADE SPRING, Va. — When a Glade Spring soup kitchen recently found itself in need, the community responded greater than anyone ever dreamed.
Debbie Bise, manager of the Southern Manna Soup Kitchen, stands by a ten-burner commercial gas range that was installed last week. The range was donated by Bart Long of Bart Long & Associates Realty and Auction when he learned about the needs of the nonprofit organization in Glade Spring.
(Left, pictured with Debbie Bise): Auctioneer Bart Long, of Bart Long and Associates Realty & Auction, purchased a ten-burner gas commercial range to donate to Southern Manna Soup Kitchen and made arrangements to install a gas line to the soup kitchen. Long attended the fundraiser spaghetti dinner, but the new stove had not yet been delivered.
Debbie Bise, manager of the Southern Manna Soup Kitchen, stands by a ten-burner commercial gas range that was installed last week. The range was donated by Bart Long of Bart Long & Associates Realty and Auction when he learned about the needs of the nonprofit organization in Glade Spring.
Debbie Bise, manager of the Southern Manna Soup Kitchen, stands by a ten-burner commercial gas range that was installed last week. The range was donated by Bart Long of Bart Long & Associates Realty and Auction when he learned about the needs of the nonprofit organization in Glade Spring.
Aretta Myers, a volunteer for the past two years, prepares carry-out food boxes. Many of the people who eat in the dining room at the senior center say they come for the sweet fellowship with other people.
CAROLYN WILSON, Special to the Bristol Herald Courier
Brenda Doane (left) and Margaret Goux work on preparing carry-out meals at the soup kitchen. In the background, Debbie Bise wears the chef’s hat today.
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Debbie Bise, manager of the Southern Manna Soup Kitchen, stands by a ten-burner commercial gas range that was installed last week. The range was donated by Bart Long of Bart Long & Associates Realty and Auction when he learned about the needs of the nonprofit organization in Glade Spring.
CAROLYN WILSON, Special to the Bristol Herald Courier
Aretta Myers, a volunteer for the past two years, prepares carry-out food boxes. Many of the people who eat in the dining room at the senior center say they come for the sweet fellowship with other people.
CAROLYN WILSON, Special to the Bristol Herald Courier
(Left, pictured with Debbie Bise): Auctioneer Bart Long, of Bart Long and Associates Realty & Auction, purchased a ten-burner gas commercial range to donate to Southern Manna Soup Kitchen and made arrangements to install a gas line to the soup kitchen. Long attended the fundraiser spaghetti dinner, but the new stove had not yet been delivered.
Debbie Bise, manager of the Southern Manna Soup Kitchen, stands by a ten-burner commercial gas range that was installed last week. The range was donated by Bart Long of Bart Long & Associates Realty and Auction when he learned about the needs of the nonprofit organization in Glade Spring.
Debbie Bise, manager of the Southern Manna Soup Kitchen, stands by a ten-burner commercial gas range that was installed last week. The range was donated by Bart Long of Bart Long & Associates Realty and Auction when he learned about the needs of the nonprofit organization in Glade Spring.
Debbie Bise, manager of the Southern Manna Soup Kitchen, stands by a ten-burner commercial gas range that was installed last week. The range was donated by Bart Long of Bart Long & Associates Realty and Auction when he learned about the needs of the nonprofit organization in Glade Spring.
Brenda Doane (left) and Margaret Goux work on preparing carry-out meals at the soup kitchen. In the background, Debbie Bise wears the chef’s hat today.
CAROLYN WILSON/Special to the Bristol Herald Courier
