UPDATE: Fernando's in East Ridge is another restaurant stepping up to the Baby Hughy's Restaurant Challenge, providing free meals to those impacted by the loss of SNAP benefits due to the government shutdown.

On Tuesday, the restaurant shared to Facebook that it would anonymously feed one family of up to four every day of the week, totaling 30 families in November.

Additionally, Fernando's said it reached out to local businesses for donations for a silent auction to feed more families.

They explained:

"We reached more than 32 families in a matter of hours and still have requests coming in. We hate to say no so we have decided to reach out to local businesses for donations for a silent auction to raise money to feed more families. Any cash donations & non-perishable food items

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