Lake Toxaway Charities (LTC) recently raised over $175,000 in three months in response to its request to Lake Toxaway Estates residents for emergency funds to assist Transylvanians during the COVID-19 crisis.

"The response was humbling," said Chip Brown, co-chair of the Charities. "We immediately sent out checks totaling over $80,000 to many of the local nonprofits that have experienced a huge increase in their client base, such as food pantries, medical providers, The Sharing House and SAFE, as well as the Rosman/Toxaway area schools."

These emergency funds were donated to assist in me...