Benefit Hog Roast for Strickler Family a Success

Lee Strickler of Taberville lost his entire home due to a fire in late April. The amazing part of the story is he literally lost everything he owned to the fire and/or smoke damage.

The flames from the fire were so hot that a vaccuum cleaner on the porch melted.

The ONLY items he owned that were not damaged from the fire were two Bibles he owned. One was completely untouched and the other had slight smoke damage around the edges.

A benefit hog roast dinner and live auction was held on Saturday, May 10th at the Taberville City Park. Over 100 were in attendance for the free will donation meal and live auction that followed.

The auction brought in over $1700 for the Strickler family, and the free will donation meal netted close to that amount as well. Strickler has also received help from the Red Cross, the Appleton City Ministerial Alliance, River of Life Fellowship in Rockville, and other area ministries and individuals.

Strickler and his family are living in Rockville now, and having lost everything, the needs are substantial.

If you want to help with additional donations or for more information, contact Pastor James Damon at jdamon@rockvillechurch.org or call 660-598-0077.