Hurricane Helene Relief to WNC - NCSU LXA

This fundraiser is being organized by North Carolina State Greek Life to provide aid directly to Samaritan's Purse for their continued aid to the Western NC communities following the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene.

The aftermath of Hurricane Helene has left thousands of Western North Carolina residents in danger. Samaritan's Purse is providing relief in the mountains of Watauga County, North Carolina—home to Samaritan’s Purse international headquarters in the town of Boone. The town and surrounding communities have been particularly hard-hit with toppled trees, flooding, road damage, and a lack of power and water. This response extends to include neighboring counties in North Carolina (Ashe, Avery) and eastern Tennessee (Johnson), and the Alliance Bible Fellowship in Boone.

At Cannon Memorial Hospital in the town of Linville, Samaritan’s Purse is deploying a 20-bed Emergency Field Hospital designed as an emergency room triage unit. The facility, requested by the Appalachian Regional Health System/UNC Health System, should be operational on Sept. 30; it will be staffed by our Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) medical personnel. Search-and-rescue teams are scouring Avery County and expect an influx of injured people.

This fundraiser was started by NC State Lambda Chi Alpha. We invite all to join us in supporting those who have lost everything.