CityView Magazine

CityViewNC.com | 39 Who Do You Want Reading Your Images? When it comes to treating women with a caring touch, trust Valley Radiology. Our team of Board Certified radiologists includes fellowship-trained specialists with subspecialty expertise in women's imaging. We offer expert service for a full range of women's health needs including mammograms, breast MRI, ultrasound, image-guided biopsies, DX A bone density, and other exams and procedures. Valley Radiology is committed to patient-centered care and exceptional service for referring physicians. Compassionate Care, Quality Imaging 3186 Village Dr., Suite 201 • Fayetteville • ValleyRadiologyNC.com 910.486.5700 two and also for people going through chemotherapy, who may not have the strength to cook for themselves or feel well enough to leave their homes. "I'm just sorry that so many people seem to be ill right now, but I try to be helpful," Hodges said. "People like to have a home cooked meal." Hodges will regularly do lunches of up to 30 boxes, which seems like a nearly impossible feat when one consid- ers that she cooks, prepares and delivers each meal entirely by herself. "I have no living relatives and it is too expensive nowadays to hire help," Hodges said. "But aer more than 20 years, I should have learned a thing or two. I'm me and that's it. I wear all of the hats. I shop for it, I unload it, I de- liver it. I used to do even more than I do now, I think I have slacked a bit, but I still need to keep going." Hodges estimates that since starting her business, she has made about 53,000 deviled eggs. "It adds up aer 28 years," Hodges said. "I enjoy it. I really do enjoy it. As long as I still enjoy eating deviled eggs, I think I'm okay." Before coming to North Carolina, where the cost of living is lower, Hodg- es had been living in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with her late husband. Her hus- band owned a construction company and Hodges spent much of her time in- volving herself in nonprofit work, serv- ing as president of the area symphony society and planning events, balls and galas for various charities. She said that her experience event planning, along with early cooking lessons from her mother, had helped prepare her for run- ning her own catering business. "I needed to come up with something and I figured that was what I knew how to do," Hodges said. "While in Flor- ida, there had been a successful cater- ing business that did these boxes and I thought that could work really well here. I had friends who suggested folks to me and it just went from there." e business name and logo were cre- ated by a friend of hers who worked in the marketing business. Unlike most ca- tering businesses, Hodges has chosen to avoid using social media or any websites

• Cover