#Helene #LenoirCounty 2:42 pm edt 9/29/24
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Donations are welcomed, and definitely needed, but please - contact the NC Business Emergency Operations Center (BEOC) to coordinate delivery and receipt of all donated items. They will be able to direct resources to appropriate designated staging areas that are staffed and equipped to receive these donations.
Also, if you wish to volunteer your time, please visit the North Carolina Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster website at https://www.ncvoad.org/donate-2/ to register.
Cash is Best Cash offers [enter name of VOAD] the most flexibility in obtaining the most-needed resources. Organizations typically prefer cash donations because they allow our members to: Purchase food, […]
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From Lenoir County Emergency Management on Facebook 2:49 pm: Please see the attached message from NC Emergency Management.
In the aftermath of devastating storms like Helene, it is natural for people to want to help by donating supplies to victims. Unfortunately though, sudden influxes of donations directly into a disaster area can complicate and overwhelm recovery efforts. Currently, in Western NC, there are just not enough secure storage facilities or workers to effectively receive, organize, and manage the distribution of items to those in need.
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