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The devastation from Hurricane Helene was terrible
A group got together to help out (typical across America)
This what they saw upon their arrival
They set up outside a local church
Needed supplies were handed out
And thousands of meals were served
THE DEVASTATION FROM HURRICANE HELENE
WAS TERRIBLE

Hurricane Helene did horrible destruction in Florida

But in making its way north it destroyed even more deeply through massive flooding ...
in particular in the Asheville area where flooded rivers washed away whole towns 
... and over 100 people died as a result
A GROUP GOT TOGETHER TO HELP OUT
(TYPICAL ACROSS MUCH OF AMERICA)



These are the guys who put the project together ... definitely not government bureaucrats!



Local companies and multitudes of individuals contributed money (over $100,000!)
and personal time to get things assembled ...
and a team of around 50 people got themselves ready to head to North Carolina
to actually put all this to work!






120+ pallets of various supplies, including 16 pallets of restaurant
equipment to serve meals, were finally assembled.
Four tractor trailers would be needed to take these supplies to North Carolina
THIS IS WHAT THEY SAW UPON THEIR ARRIVAL

This is what they saw upon their arrival a couple of weeks after the hurricane:
Roads and bridges destroyed, houses washed away, debris of all variety piled up alongside the roads


But they soon saw how others – many others – had also arrived on the scene to help out
THEY SET UP OUTSIDE AN ASHVILLE CHURCH



And instead of having to sleep in tents as originally planned,
the church let the volunteers spend the nights on their padded pews!
NEEDED SUPPLIES WERE HANDED OUT




AND THOUSANDS OF MEALS WERE SERVED





No precise tally was made of how many meals were actually served ...
but certainly well over 10,000 meals were served

Now that's America ... being truly "American"



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  Miles H. Hodges