The recovery efforts for Hurricane Helene look different in each community. Katelyn, being from Morehead City, shared what her hometown did to help hurricane efforts. Her church collected water bottles, gasoline, hygiene products, nonperishable foods, and any other items they believed Western North Carolina would need. Individuals from her church who were able to get to the mountains would take shifts bringing trailers full of these supplies and passing it out to individuals.

NC State University also had multiple supply drop-offs scattered around campus. Alpha Delta Pi was a campus drop off spot for supplies, as well as the training facility. Kate, as well as many other ADPi chapter members, attended Zoom calls learning how to best support individuals in Western North Carolina. Leaders of these Zoom calls relayed what supplies were most vital, as well as gave other opportunities to help to individuals who were unable to actually be present in the mountains.

Below, I have included a picture of the training facility drop off at NC State. As you can see, this was only one of the drop off spots on campus and it was filled with supplies. Everyone was eager to help, as many students have relations to Appalachian State, as well as other surrounding communities. Since many of us were unable to help in-person with the relief efforts, the drop off spots were a perfect alternative.

The first two pictures are Katelyn’s personal pictures from her church members in the mountains helping. Many individuals went up there and cooked meals, as well as delivered supplies to people in need in order to continue helping in relief efforts.