More on Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts

Parts of Western NC were forever changed last September when Helene blew through.  The outpouring of support from organizations and from volunteers has been wonderful and humbling at the same time.  I thought I would make a list of the organizations that helped in WNC, but there were so many, I found even that to be a daunting task.  I have added many of the organizations that helped below, but this is by no means a complete list.  The volunteers who just showed up with food, water, propane, clothing, sleeping bags, tents, etc. were too many to even count.  Some came with shovels, some with hammers, others with tractors, bulldozers and large equipment.  One construction crew from West Virginia, I believe, began rebuilding roads and bridges in the Bat Cave, Chimney Rock area.  Local residents were amazed how quickly and efficiently the crew worked to rebuild infrastructure that had been totally destroyed.  So, THANK YOU to all who contributed and showed up in person to help.

We were fortunate in Haywood County.  Some of our low-lying areas were hit hard, but overall, we were lucky.  The low-lying areas of Asheville, Swannanoa, Black Mountain, Burnsville, Spruce Pine, Marshall, Bat Cave and Chimney Rock really got hammered.  It will be some time before these areas are again back to normal.

Thanks to the following organizations:

Samaritan’s Purse, NC Community Foundation, Hands On Asheville-Buncombe, Appalachia Relief, Mountain Strong for Business, Baptists on Mission, Day One Relief, Diaper Bank of NC, Feeding the Carolinas Food Bank, Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC, Grassroots Aid, Helene Rebuild, Hispanic Federation, Luthran Disaster Response, Mutual Aid Disaster Relief, NC Disaster Relief Fund, Red Cross, Salvation Army of the Carolinas, WNC Conference of the UMC, A-B Community Christian Ministry, Asheville Relief, Beloved Asheville, Hearts with Hands, Manna Foodbank, World Central Kitchen, Haywood Christian Ministry, Mountain Projects