On Friday, April 29 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. “celebrity cookers” will be cooking hot dogs and hamburgers to raise money for two White Oak of Tryon nurses who are undergoing cancer treatment.

A plate lunch will include a hamburger, cheeseburger or hot dog with or without chili, coleslaw, baked beans and chips. There will also be a selection of homemade cakes and pies for sale.

White Oak Administrator Mary Lance said, “The White Oak staff has really pulled together for this. Staff members and families of residents have donated everything except the hot dogs and the hamburgers. We have 15 really great raffle items, and because we have had so many requests for our one of a kind breast cancer tee shirts, they will also be available.”

A gift card to Tryon House, dinner for two at Elmo’s, a gift certificate to Durand’s Auto Detail, a gift card to the Hospice Thrift Barn as well as massages, hair services and a few other surprises are a few of the items to be raffled.

Georgia Pack, rehab coordinator and organizing committee member said, “Sometimes we forget how lucky we are to live in an area that really works together when ‘our own’ need help. Things get donated, people come by to buy plate lunches, some people even write checks without getting lunch, just because they want to help. It really makes all of us at White Oak very proud to be part of this community.”

Business have donated raffle items and three well-known ‘cookers’ are donating their time to cook the lunch. Tryon Town Manager Justin Hembree, Tryon Fire Chief Joey Davis and Tryon Police Chief Jeff Arrowood will be on hand cooking hamburgers and hot dogs.