PINK HILL, N.C. (WNCT) – An eighth-grade student in Pink Hill is helping others in his hometown by starting a nonprofit to give back.
Josh Stroud started holding Thanksgiving food drives several years ago. He said he realized how much it helped other Pink Hill residents, and it has grown each year.
“There are so many people out here in this world that really need a good Thanksgiving supper, I just want to make that possible for as many people as I can,” Stroud said.
Last year, Stroud fed 80 families. This year, 125 families received meals.
Families drove through the Pink Hill Volunteer Fire Department last Saturday, each person receiving a box filled with Thanksgiving goodies. Some people going through the line said that these meals really help.
“We had three deaths in less than six months and ever since then, we’re trying to get back on track, it …