Jo and I ask that you join us in praying for our neighbors in Western North Carolina.
The devastation is staggering and the recovery will be long and challenging. The entire congressional delegation will be working in Washington to make sure the federal government is supporting our state.Â
Meanwhile, we have donated to two disaster relief organizations that are already on the ground leading recovery efforts in Western North Carolina:
SamaritansPurse.org andÂ
BaptistsOnMission.org. There are many equally worthy relief agencies you could choose to support, including the Red Cross (
redcross.org/donate) and the NC Disaster Relief Fund operated by the state government (
nc.gov/donate). Â
From all advice received, our gifts are far more helpful at this time than our presence, so please share what you can.
Tragedies like Hurricane Helene bring out the best in people – a desire to help their neighbors and to serve – but sadly they also can bring out the worst in some.  Please be on the lookout for scammers seeking to take advantage of the disaster. You can report scams and price gouging through the NC Department of Public Safety: Â
ncdps.gov/our-organization/e…