Help for Downtown Copperhill

I awoke this morning to a message from my best friend: “The store is 100% gone. House. Gone. Everything I have to my name. Gone. Flooding took it. Store under 8 ft of water. I’m processing.”

Jenni Martin is the owner of Oak and Oar Interiors in Copperhill, Tennessee. The store just celebrated its one year anniversary. This was NOT how anyone would have expected to celebrate a milestone.

Downtown Copperhill, Tennessee, and the business owners and employees who make this community so special, are facing a heartbreaking loss. In the early morning hours of Thursday, November 5, 2026, severe thunderstorms and heavy rain led to flash flooding that destroyed the downtown business district within hours. What had been a beautiful, inviting place filled with new shops, restaurants, and spaces loved by both locals and visitors was suddenly washed away while everyone slept. For many affected, this was not only the loss of a business, but the loss of hard work, livelihood, and even home. Nothing was salvageable, and the devastation has touched the entire town.

This fundraiser is to support the affected business owners and employees of downtown Copperhill as they begin the painful process of rebuilding what was lost. Donations will help provide relief to those whose businesses, income, and homes were taken by this disaster and will support the effort to restore this cherished district. All donations will be transfered to Jenni Martin and used to support rebuilding the town and local businesses.

Please consider contributing if you are able. Any gift, no matter the size, will mean so much to the people of Copperhill during this incredibly difficult time. Prayers are also requested and deeply needed for everyone affected, and if giving is not possible, sharing this fundraiser is deeply appreciated. Please help Copperhill rebuild.