It was donated to the fund in 1967 by local farmers.
In December, there were frequently days when more than $100,000 was donated to the fund.
When the reading was done, the family donated $25 to the fund, to help those people they had read about.
So far this year, the companies have donated more than $50,000 worth of such supplies to the fund.
As of 2012, about $3.2 million were donated to the fund.
Donating to the fund is a tradition for the couple.
The sandwiches are $9 each, and 10 percent of the price is donated to the fund.
Thousands donate to the fund each year out of habit.
Within a week, £4,000 had been donated to the fund.
Then it donated $5 million to the fund to compensate for the loss.