Rockland - Years ago, a man from Rockland noticed a need in his community and both he and his wife decided to fill it.
Today, their efforts have helped hundreds from the city and surrounding areas, and now the community is showing their gratitude.
When you sit down for lunch with George Robishaw, you can expect a plate full of food and an ear full of stories.
"I worked on the railroad quite awhile, but my longest job was in the banking."
Only one of them, though, can explain how it is this railroad worker, bank teller and Navy vet made a name for himself in the kitchen.
"I was up on the lake there on Thomaston Street there skating and over the hill was a bunch of ladies."
You see, years ago, George was on track to become a priest in the Catholic church.
"One of them was a brunette. I couldn't keep my eyes off of that girl, I don't why."
But, as fate would have it, those plans changed.
"So, that was the end of the priesthood for me."
Instead, he got married and traded in his plan to become head of a church for a seat at the head of this table in St. Bernard's soup kitchen.
"At the school, over here, there were children going to school that never had anything to eat. So, my wife says, we got to do something about that."
It was the impetus for a school lunch program then, and a soup kitchen today that feeds anywhere from 60 to 90 people, daily.
"People came from all around from everywhere to get something to eat at noon time," said Robishaw.
But on this occasion, they came to honor a friend.
The church dedicated the soup kitchen to George.
A man whose got enough tales to fill a lunch hour and then some, and who has made enough of a difference to fill a need throughout an entire community.
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