The Whole Ox party for FISH

Photos by Crowell Hadden

For their fifth anniversary, The Whole Ox in Marshall held a fundraising benefit Sept. 18 for Fauquier FISH with a party in the parking lot. Owners Derek and Amanda Luhowiak grilled meat and guests brought food to share on the table and also filled the back of a Ford F-250 with donations.

Locally renowned ethno-Appalachian roots band Furnace Mountain performed. Fauquier FISH has been operating in Fauquier County since 1983, becoming a 501(c)(3) nonprofit tax-exempt charity in 2000. The organization is run entirely by a dedicated group of 30+ volunteers who embody FISH’s mission of “neighbors helping neighbors with kindness and respect just as we would want to be treated in a time of need.” See more at fauquierfish.org.