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After the Storm

JL;DR SUMMARY In "After the Storm," Maggie Phillips highlights the resilience and ongoing impact of the Faithbridge United Methodist Church in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, particularly through its partnership with the Casting Bread food pantry. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Community SupportFood InsecurityMethodismHurricane HeleneCasting BreadFaithbridge United Methodist ChurchEconomic Halo EffectRural North CarolinaAppalachiaSocial Progressivism

Places mentioned

Blowing Rock, North Carolina, United States
"Faithbridge United Methodist Church in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, looks a bit like a mountain lodge."
Boone, North Carolina, United States
"Brewer owns a Greek restaurant with her husband in nearby Boone, North Carolina."

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