OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – While driving supplies into North Carolina, Omaha resident Brandon Brammer describes the devastation of Helene as putting a house through a paper shredder.
“The water just moved all of that lumber and stuffed it up against everything, it’s really surreal,“ reflects Brammer.
The tragedy sparked an idea and a call to action.
“This was something that they could have never planned for,” said Brammer. “So I thought this was a good time for all of us in the Midwest to step up and help.”
Brammer got quickly to work, coordinating with his dispatcher and other organizations for a “Stuff the Truck” event in Nebraska.
Using a semi truck trailer he owns, Brammer along with family and friends, took donations to help those in need.
“We got in touch with the Cajun Navy, we got in touch with a couple of organizations down there that have big warehouses,” said …