Hurricane Helene Relief and Help links

tempo_n_groove
tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,395
edited October 2024 in A Moving Train
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

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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

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  • smagnus1
    smagnus1 Atlanta Posts: 203
    edited October 2024
    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. 


    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.  
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,395
    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. 


    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
    smagnus1 Atlanta Posts: 203
    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
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,192
    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.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    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.   
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,395
    Bump and donate if you can.  Spread the links and the word if you can't donate.

    Thank you!
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    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.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    IT'S NOT A CONTEST!
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,395
    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
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,395
    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
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    edited October 2024
    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. 
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,395
    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
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    Likewise, thank you, @dankind

    Please share reputable/ vetted agencies. Some I saw mentioned were Beloved Asheville, which is noted above; Asheville Survival; Pansy Collective.
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,395
    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
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    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!
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    -Roberto Benigni

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  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 9,831
    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. 

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