Hurricane Helene Relief and Help links

tempo_n_groove

I did not see a thread on here so i am starting one.

I have family in Asheville and the reporting isn't doing it justice.  The place is messed up, bad.  

Roads, bridges are washed away leaving people stranded.

If you know someone organizing for the people or know someone that can help please post here.

My cousin is taking donations for animal help. Please give if you can. It is for the animals affected

Venmo @BriBenCola Last 4 7242

They desperately need help as there are smaller towns that are cut off from everything.

If you can please help do something.

Thanks
https://www.today.com/parents/family/help-hurricane-helene-victims-rcna173340

BeLoved Asheville is regularly filling up their trucks with food, water, and gas and distributing it in Asheville. Donations go directly to funding the food, water, and supplies they are bringing: https://www.facebook.com/BeLovedAsheville

Mountain Mule Packer Ranch are taking strings of pack mules with supplies to hard hit areas that are not accessible by any other way: https://www.facebook.com/mountainmulepackersranch/

The Cajun Navy is bringing supplies directly to the people: https://cajunnavyrelief.com

World Central Kitchen is cooking warm meals daily and distributing. Here is a link to their website, and it looks like you can specify in the comments where you want the funds to go: https://wck.org/

Hearts With Hands in Asheville: https://www.heartswithhands.org/

Lastly, the Asheville Dream Center is setting up a large distribution center of supplies at the Asheville Mall: https://ashevilledreamcenter.org/

If you like the old guard organizations: https://give.helpsalvationarmy.org/give/166081/#!/donation/checkout

smagnus1

Thanks for starting this. 

They really are not getting the news coverage they need. We have friends near Spruce Pine- just east of ashville and it’s beyond belief. Many, many folks are missing. If I can add to this, the Salvation Army send every dollar they receive from donations towards this. 

https://give.helpsalvationarmy.org/give/166081/#!/donation/checkout

These folks desperately need assistance. Please considering helping if you can

i believe if I remember this right- the Red Cross is helping with shelter and the Salvation Army is helping with food. Someone can check that and correct if wrong but I think that’s what I’ve heard.  

tempo_n_groove

smagnus1 said:

Thanks for starting this. 

They really are not getting the news coverage they need. We have friends near Spruce Pine- just east of ashville and it’s beyond belief. Many, many folks are missing. If I can add to this, the Salvation Army send every dollar they receive from donations towards this. 

https://give.helpsalvationarmy.org/give/166081/#!/donation/checkout

These folks desperately need assistance. Please considering helping if you can

i believe if I remember this right- the Red Cross is helping with shelter and the Salvation Army is helping with food. Someone can check that and correct if wrong but I think that’s what I’ve heard.  

Thanks for sharing.  What my cousin Briana is doing is grass roots.  She is a Pitbull foster parent.  I'll support an form of help though.

TY for sharing!

smagnus1

My wife said she saw videos at a pound somewhere towards Asheville and it was all they could do to get the dogs out. Aside from the human lives, we pet lovers do need to remember about our canine and feline friends. AND the fine folks who foster them. Thanks to you for getting info out. 

Gern Blansten

Yeah I saw a dog rescue where flood water was about 2 feet deep and dogs were in kennels....horribly sad. Loss of livestock and other wildlife will be huge.

brianlux

tempo_n_groove said:

I did not see a thread on here so i am starting one.

I have family in Asheville and the reporting isn't doing it justice.  The place is messed up, bad.  

Roads, bridges are washed away leaving people stranded.

If you know someone organizing for the people or know someone that can help please post here.

My cousin is taking donations for animal help. Please give if you can. It is for the animals affected

Venmo @BriBenCola Last 4 7242

They desperately need help as there are smaller towns that are cut off from everything.

If you can please help do something.

Thanks
https://www.today.com/parents/family/help-hurricane-helene-victims-rcna173340

Thanks for posting this.  It's a bit surprising we hadn't started a thread already, so good job!

Helene has caused as much damage as  Katrina did.  Asheville, which I'm told was a beautiful city, is an absolute tragic mess.  Other smaller towns are completely cut off as well and some simply demolished.

This is yet another reason why I keep pushing for us to pay more attention to climate change and environmental issues.   This badly needs to become a greater focus and not just lip service.  And few politicians if any are truly focused or well schooled on environmental issues.  It's all talk.  

This is also an absolute reason why Trump and Vance need to lose this coming election.  They are talking about taking federal lands on to build housing.  That means yet more environmental degradation which in the long run will drive climate change to even greater extremes.  Trump and Vance are completely anti-environment.   

tempo_n_groove

Bump and donate if you can.  Spread the links and the word if you can't donate.

Thank you!

teskeinc

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brianlux

Look, I'm not a moderator, but as someone who gives a shit about this topic, would you guys please stop pissing on each other and find something constructive to do?  AMT needs a good scrubbing down.  It's getting rank in here.

teskeinc

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brianlux

IT'S NOT A CONTEST!

tempo_n_groove

Here is an update on the pet donations and where the money goes to. 

If you donated thank you if not please spread the word at least. 

Thanks 

tempo_n_groove

brianlux said:

IT'S NOT A CONTEST!

We should make it one so more people will donate!

Thank you to everyone who is donating and or spreading the word out there.

Thank you so much!

dankind

From my chosen mother in Brevard, NC:

If you’re wanting to contribute and donate, I’m sharing resource links below for boots-on-the-ground services that are taking care of this community while federal agencies get through red tape.

BeLoved Asheville is regularly filling up their trucks with food, water, and gas and distributing it in Asheville. Donations go directly to funding the food, water, and supplies they are bringing: https://www.facebook.com/BeLovedAsheville

Mountain Mule Packer Ranch are taking strings of pack mules with supplies to hard hit areas that are not accessible by any other way: https://www.facebook.com/mountainmulepackersranch/

The Cajun Navy is bringing supplies directly to the people: https://cajunnavyrelief.com

World Central Kitchen is cooking warm meals daily and distributing. Here is a link to their website, and it looks like you can specify in the comments where you want the funds to go: https://wck.org/

Hearts With Hands in Asheville: https://www.heartswithhands.org/

Lastly, the Asheville Dream Center is setting up a large distribution center of supplies at the Asheville Mall: https://ashevilledreamcenter.org/

Thanks for reading and considering a donation. 

tempo_n_groove

dankind said:

From my chosen mother in Brevard, NC:

If you’re wanting to contribute and donate, I’m sharing resource links below for boots-on-the-ground services that are taking care of this community while federal agencies get through red tape.

BeLoved Asheville is regularly filling up their trucks with food, water, and gas and distributing it in Asheville. Donations go directly to funding the food, water, and supplies they are bringing: https://www.facebook.com/BeLovedAsheville

Mountain Mule Packer Ranch are taking strings of pack mules with supplies to hard hit areas that are not accessible by any other way: https://www.facebook.com/mountainmulepackersranch/

The Cajun Navy is bringing supplies directly to the people: https://cajunnavyrelief.com

World Central Kitchen is cooking warm meals daily and distributing. Here is a link to their website, and it looks like you can specify in the comments where you want the funds to go: https://wck.org/

Hearts With Hands in Asheville: https://www.heartswithhands.org/

Lastly, the Asheville Dream Center is setting up a large distribution center of supplies at the Asheville Mall: https://ashevilledreamcenter.org/

Thanks for reading and considering a donation. 

TY @dankind

curmudgeoness

Likewise, thank you, @dankind

Please share reputable/ vetted agencies. Some I saw mentioned were Beloved Asheville, which is noted above; Asheville Survival; Pansy Collective.

tempo_n_groove

Wanted to share the pics of the pet food acquired so far. Feel free to reach out to my cousin if you desire. Tell her cousin Christopher sent you. She has zero clue whom Tempo is….

brianlux

tempo_n_groove said:

brianlux said:

IT'S NOT A CONTEST!

We should make it one so more people will donate!

Thank you to everyone who is donating and or spreading the word out there.

Thank you so much!

Good show, bud!

Yes, thanks to everyone for donating!

Kat

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mace1229

It really is heartbreaking, and scary. We live about an hour and half from Asheville and drive through it every time we visit my in-laws. No one expected that, and it could have happened to us or our family. 
It is encouraging seeing so many people come together. Restaurants and local shops here are taking drop off donations of supplies and making trips to isolated places, where people drive them in on ATVs and even sometimes helicopters. It's crazy how many people are still stranded and isolated. So many unaccounted for. I fear the true realization of the impact isn't even close yet. 

njhaley1

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curmudgeoness

njhaley1 said:

Kat said:

We have an ignore feature. Use it when you need it. 

Do not respond or engage in a way that could put your posting privileges at risk. 

Can it be made to more permanently/effectively ignore?  And block the other posters from seeing your posts?  I think that would go a real long way in improving the discussions.  

I'd like to second this request.

OnWis97

mace1229 said:

It really is heartbreaking, and scary. We live about an hour and half from Asheville and drive through it every time we visit my in-laws. No one expected that, and it could have happened to us or our family. 
It is encouraging seeing so many people come together. Restaurants and local shops here are taking drop off donations of supplies and making trips to isolated places, where people drive them in on ATVs and even sometimes helicopters. It's crazy how many people are still stranded and isolated. So many unaccounted for. I fear the true realization of the impact isn't even close yet. 

Off-topic, but I'd have bet money you lived in Wisconsin? Did you move from there recently or am I just making that up?

Merkin Baller

My wife's aunts live in Bryson City (west of Asheville) and while their home was thankfully spared, there's devastation all around them. 

Thanks for starting this thread, and sharing the donation sites. 


Catastrophes like these drive home the point that we all need each other in this society. 

Kat

curmudgeoness said:

njhaley1 said:

Kat said:

We have an ignore feature. Use it when you need it. 

Do not respond or engage in a way that could put your posting privileges at risk. 

Can it be made to more permanently/effectively ignore?  And block the other posters from seeing your posts?  I think that would go a real long way in improving the discussions.  

I'd like to second this request.

We know it could be better but right now, it is what it is and we have to use our personal reading skills to Ignore someone's posts that bother us. Sorry.

mace1229

OnWis97 said:

mace1229 said:

It really is heartbreaking, and scary. We live about an hour and half from Asheville and drive through it every time we visit my in-laws. No one expected that, and it could have happened to us or our family. 
It is encouraging seeing so many people come together. Restaurants and local shops here are taking drop off donations of supplies and making trips to isolated places, where people drive them in on ATVs and even sometimes helicopters. It's crazy how many people are still stranded and isolated. So many unaccounted for. I fear the true realization of the impact isn't even close yet. 

Off-topic, but I'd have bet money you lived in Wisconsin? Did you move from there recently or am I just making that up?

I moved here from the Denver near about 2 1/2 years ago. 

brianlux

njhaley1 said:

Kat said:

We have an ignore feature. Use it when you need it. 

Do not respond or engage in a way that could put your posting privileges at risk. 

Can it be made to more permanently/effectively ignore?  And block the other posters from seeing your posts?  I think that would go a real long way in improving the discussions.  

I very much agree.  I'm on the Steve Hoffman Music Forums page from time to time and they have an excellent ignore feature.  When you put someone on ignore there, you never see them or there posts.  Here, you see that the person you put on ignore is posting, and if someone quotes them, you see there post anyway.  Would love to see an ignore feature here in the future that is like the one on the Hoffman site.

Back on topic:

mace1229 said:

It really is heartbreaking, and scary. We live about an hour and half from Asheville and drive through it every time we visit my in-laws. No one expected that, and it could have happened to us or our family. 
It is encouraging seeing so many people come together. Restaurants and local shops here are taking drop off donations of supplies and making trips to isolated places, where people drive them in on ATVs and even sometimes helicopters. It's crazy how many people are still stranded and isolated. So many unaccounted for. I fear the true realization of the impact isn't even close yet. 

Yes, heartbreaking for sure.  I have a dear nephew and his family in NC and thankfully they were spared.  The thought of what could have happened to them is hugely unsettling. 

I hope no one here was directly affected. 

tempo_n_groove

mace1229 said:

It really is heartbreaking, and scary. We live about an hour and half from Asheville and drive through it every time we visit my in-laws. No one expected that, and it could have happened to us or our family. 
It is encouraging seeing so many people come together. Restaurants and local shops here are taking drop off donations of supplies and making trips to isolated places, where people drive them in on ATVs and even sometimes helicopters. It's crazy how many people are still stranded and isolated. So many unaccounted for. I fear the true realization of the impact isn't even close yet. 

I know there is one person using his own helicopter to help the people out.  That's awesome.

Bump for thread integrity and donate or spread the word!

tempo_n_groove

curmudgeoness said:

Likewise, thank you, @dankind

Please share reputable/ vetted agencies. Some I saw mentioned were Beloved Asheville, which is noted above; Asheville Survival; Pansy Collective.

@curmudgeoness post links if you have them please!

mickeyrat

https://www.fema.gov/disaster/current/hurricane-helene/rumor-response