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THE PIEDMONT TRIAD. AND ONE OF THOSE EFFORTS IS ACTUALLY IN THOMASVILLE. OUR KARA PETERS STOPPED BY THE VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUAD TODAY. AND KYRA, THEYVE SINCE CREATED A 24 OVER SEVEN DONATION DROP OFF SITE. DEVONTE. THATS CORRECT. COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN NOW GO TO PINE STREET IN THOMASVILLE AT ANY TIME TO DROP OFF ITEMS FROM DOG FOOD TO BABY PRODUCTS. THOSE SUPPLIES WILL BE SHIPPED OFF TO MCDOWELL COUNTY ONCE THEIR TRUCKS ARE FILLED. I SPOKE WITH THE CHIEF, WHO SAYS HES WILLING TO STAY ALL NIGHT LONG TO HELP THOSE IN NEED. THERES PEOPLE THAT HAVE LOST IT ALL, YOU KNOW THEYVE LOST EVERYTHING. ITS HARD TO US. ITS HARD FOR US TO IMAGINE LOSING EVERYTHING. YOU HAVE. RUSTY GOINS, CHIEF OF THOMASVILLE RESCUE, SAYS HES BEEN MOVED TO TEARS LOOKING AT THE HEARTBREAKING PICTURES OF HOMES WASHED AWAY AND LIVES ALTERED FOLLOWING HURRICANE HELENE. THE RESCUE SQUAD IS NOW ACCEPTING DONATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY TO FILL THEIR TRUCKS AND CARRY TO THE VICTIMS. IVE ALREADY TALKED WITH ANOTHER RESCUE ASSOCIATION THAT CAN, IF WE HAVE TO TAKE THIS ONE OUT OF SERVICE TO SEND UP, THEY CAN. THEYRE GOING TO COME IN AND TAKE UP OUR SLACK. THERE. SO EVERYTHINGS ALREADY IN LINE TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES. BUT THE SELFLESS GESTURES TO HELP DO NOT STOP THERE. JAMES SUMMERLIN AND HIS GRANDSON OPERATE A FOOD TRUCK IN EAST BEND. HE SAYS AFTER THEY SAW THE DEVASTATION FROM HELENE, THEY HAD TO JUMP IN AND HELP. I JUST FEEL BLESSED THAT WE HAVE WHAT WE HAVE AND SO I TOLD MARTIN, I SAID, LETS GET OUR STUFF TOGETHER AND LETS GO UP THERE AND HELPING PEOPLE. SUMMERLIN HIS GRANDSON, AND SEVERAL OTHERS PLAN TO TRAVEL TO A FIRE STATION NEAR HENDERSONVILLE, BRINGING HOT FOOD, PALLETS OF WATER AND SOME MEDICAL SUPPLIES. WEVE GOT A THOUSAND HOT DOGS, A THOUSAND HAMBURGERS AND A FRIEND OF MINE, BUFFALO. HE DOES SLOW COOKED BARBECUE AND HES GOT AROUND 140 POUND OF FRESH COOKED BARBECUE. AND SO WERE GOING TO GO UP THERE AND AND WERE GOING TO HAND IT OUT TILL WE RUN OUT BOTH ORGANIZERS AGREE THEY ARE WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO BRING SMILES TO FACES AND SOME SORT OF RELIEF TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST. IF IVE GOT TO STAY HERE 24 OVER SEVEN FOR A WEEK, ILL STAY HERE 24 OVER SEVEN FOR A WEEK. IT DOESNT MATTER, BUT IVE GOT SEVERAL MEMBERS THAT ARE DOING THE SAME THING.3 LOOK, THEY THEY NEED HELP. A WHOLE LOT WORSE THAN WE DO. THE THOMASVILLE RESCUE SQUAD HAS ALSO CREATED AN ACCOUNT WITH TRUIST BANK TO ACCEPT MONETARY DONATIONS TO GO TOWARDS HURRICANE RELIEF VICTIMS. WE WILL HAVE THE INFORMATION ON HOW TO GIVE ON OUR WEBSITE.