28-02-2025
Rosco's Soul Food serving the Welch community after flooding
WELCH, WV (WVNS) — Workers at a Welch restaurant are making sure their customers are not going hungry during the ongoing flood recovery.
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Rosco's Soul Food in Welch has been making and giving away free meals to people in need after the flooding.
Employees have handed out meals filled with favorites like fried chicken, meatloaf, and pork chops.
Owner Antonio Padgett said he will keep feeding his community as long as he can.
'I'm going to keep on doing it until, you know, the donations run out,' said Padgett. 'But still, I'm going to still get meals to people who come in and really need a hot meal, I'm not gonna turn them down. That's just like, I just cooked all this chicken and stuff for the day, if I run out of all that I'm gonna still be giving people hot meals. Ain't nobody gonna go without, you know, I'm gonna make sure everybody got a good hot meal.'
Padgett said for the first three days he was spending his own money to cover the cost of ingredients for the meals.
He said he has since gotten several donations, but more would always be welcome so he can continue to feed his community.
Padgett said he will serve his community the best he can because that's what his mother taught him to do.
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