 Through a volunteer effort, people needing a warm meal can get one for free at the Red Lake soup line. The free weekly service started at the beginning of the year and has served thousands since. Mel Meyer reports. You like chili or a well-raised? Chili. Chili. Daryl and Perkins saw how many of her daughter's friends were looking for a good meal and thought others might be as well. And like every day they would come over and I'd tell them what I was cooking in there and be all excited. Her mother, Cheryl Boestring, had been thinking about putting together a soup line for years. I've seen them but I've never done anything like this. They met with Mary Omen to bring the idea to the community center. After receiving donations from grocery stores, community members, the tribal council and other reservation groups, they were ready to hold their first soup line of about 50 people. As time went on now we are getting anywhere from 50 to 160 people. Mary Omen helps promote the event each week through Facebook. But once the word gets out they're here every Monday. Helen Anderson says she's been experiencing homelessness and was thankful for the meal. Nice. Good. Yeah, we're around here and glad to see everybody. Rhonda May was happy to see them serve different areas of the reservation. She says it's her family's weekly night out. The little one always goes over and says good. It was good. Cheryl Boestring says there are other projects she'd like to put in motion. Open a dropping center or something where people can just hang out, visit, just stay warm. The soup line will hold a celebratory year anniversary meal on January 2nd. In Red Lake, I'm Mal Meyer, Lakeland News. Anyone looking to make a tax deductible donation can do so by calling the Red Lake Community Center. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.