A week has passed since Hurricane Helene caused a wide path of devastation across the southeastern United States and various groups are offering ways for people to offer assistance. At least 200 people died as a result of flash floods and other storm-related disasters.
A Charlottesville-based moving company is collecting supplies through Sunday at 5 p.m. at their headquarters at 1994 Snow Point Lane in Charlottesville. They’re seeking food, clothing, cleaning supplies, hygiene products, and more.
Abby Bartee with Moving Forward Charlottesville will leave Monday morning.
“I’ve been talking to a couple of distribution sites in southern Virginia, but Asheville Dream Outreach in Western North Carolina has been my main focus and where most items will go,” Bartee said in an email.
There are other opportunities to help as well.
Beer Run and Kardinal Hall will donate $1 for each pint of Oktoberfest sold to a food bank in Asheville, North Carolina.
“Proceeds will be provided to Asheville’s MANNA Food Bank; a member of Feeding America,” reads their Facebook post.
If you want to skip the beer, you can also donate straight to the organization.
“Donations by check can still be mailed to: 627 Swannanoa River Road, Ashville, NC 28805,” reads their website. “Or you can make an online donation at donate.mannafoodbank.org.”
On Saturday, Governor Glenn Youngkin was scheduled to donate blood at an American Red Cross location in Richmond “to highlight the need for blood donors to maintain the blood supply amidst canceled blood drives due to Hurricane Helene.”
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