$100,000 Donated to Hurricane Helene Relief Operations
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Hurricane Helene made landfall on Thursday, September 26, and has since hit several communities across a 500-mile stretch, leaving in its wake a path of destruction throughout Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee. It is now the third-deadliest storm to hit the US this century, with over 215 lives lost and hundreds of people still unaccounted for. It is an unmitigated tragedy. Historic water levels and widespread flooding across the Appalachians have left hundreds of roads inaccessible, hindering rescue efforts.
World Central Kitchen’s response includes vital food and clean water, reaching isolated communities using helicopters and airboats. WCK has partnered with 35 food trucks across Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee, and 16 restaurants across North Carolina and Tennessee, already providing tens of thousands of hot meals and sandwiches to families in need. “Last-mile” deliveries ensuring everyone who needs nourishment is reached are accomplished by truck, ATV, or by foot. Additionally, WCK water tanks, capable of providing 100,000 gallons of potable water per day, have arrived in Asheville, NC. We are donating $50,000 to World Central Kitchen’s Hurricane Helene relief operations.
Team Rubicon is collaborating with federal and state emergency response agencies, including FEMA and state Emergency Operations Centers, to provide immediate disaster relief assistance. More than 140 Greyshirts (Team Rubicon volunteers) comprise five recon teams serving more than 35 communities across the affected area. These route clearance teams have already cleared more than 400 dump trucks worth of debris and continue to work diligently across Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Tennessee. We are donating $50,000 to Team Rubicon to assist their Hurricane Helene relief operations.
