Helene Relief
NOTE: Blue Ridge Relay Family: Thank you for all you have done and continue to do with your donations, volunteering and sharing your valuable resources with the the people of WNC. Y'all are the best!
Boone Home Rebuild: Posted Tuesday, Dec 18. THANK YOU for meeting and surpassing our $9,000 goal needed to help get Izzy and her grandparents home!
BRR is working on other projects...more details to come, so if you'd like to Donate: Here’s the link to give: https://www.perkinsville.org/give Perkinsville Baptist Church, Boone, which is a non-profit. Therefore, donations are tax deductible.
The 2 ways to give to Izzy’s home rebuild:
1. Online, with a credit card. This will require a 2.2% processing fee, paid either by the donor or will be deducted from the donation. For the “Fund”, please select “Helene Disaster Relief”.
2. Mail a Check to Perkinsville Baptist Church and payable to Perkinsville Baptist Church. Label “Izzy” in the memo section. No processing fees apply when donating by check.
UPDATE: BRR has had crews the weekends Dec 6-8 and Dec 14-15 for 2 big work weekends. Over the last few weeks, we've been blessed by local friends who are in the building industry, who have been doing a lot of the prep work with a lot of donated hours and resources for insulation, drywall, plumbing, electric, etc....
Project: We're nearing the end of the project with flooring being installed and hopefully it will only be a few more weeks before Izzy and her grandparents can return home.
Thank you!: Thank you everyone who helped with volunteer hours, donations and your valuable resources. BRR runners traveled from across NC and the southeast to help. You have been awesome!
Linville-Central Rescue Squad's Mountain Rescue Team Has Been Awarded the Customized Defender 130!
Thank you everyone who voted!
Linville-Central Rescue Squad, Inc. of Newland, NC has been awarded a customized Defender 130 for winning the Search, Rescue and Emergency Support Services Award sponsored by PELICAN in the 2024 “Defender Service Awards” presented by CHASE. (posted by Avery County Chamber of Commerce)
Linville-Central Rescue Squad serves as Sweep Vehicle 2 for BRR, which is the shift from Grandfather Mountain (EZ15) to Burnsville (EZ28)...that's the night shift. And when they are not on the course, they are ready to respond to emergency BRR needs. We are very thankful for their daily selfless service in Avery County and as they support BRR!
Pensacola: EZ30...BRR is still partnering with Laurel Branch Baptist Church and in their community. There's more work to be done and we'll post the needs as soon as we are updated. LBBC is applying for building permits and reviewing re-build plans!
General Update:
With all this progress, there is still a lot of need, many hurting people, many damaged and lost homes, many small communities that are still being reached and a long road to recovery. I'm only seeing a part of the impact from Helene and it's tremendous. As the news cycle shifts and less attention is given to western NC, please remember that it will take many more weeks, months and year(s) for this recovery. Many rebuilding needs are still be identified and we are reaching out to every EZ and community group in these small mountain communities that support BRR and want to help them during this approaching season of rebuilding.
LONGER TERM NEEDS
We'll keep you posted as we make updates to the BRR Donate page, which will more detailed information for longer term needs of the exchange zones, community groups and local communities. Thank you!
