Old-time Musicians Help WV

My name is Hilarie Burhans. My husband Mark and I and our son Ry live in Athens, Ohio, just 37 miles from the WV border.  We and other old-time musicians from all over the US love West Virginia, the home of one our favorite festivals: Clifftop, aka the Appalachian Stringband Festival. But just 14 miles away from Camp Washington Carver is the town of Rainelle,  one of the hardest-hit by the devastating floods WV experienced last weekend.



 I don't have a lot of money myself to donate, but together we are powerful, I'm sure, and enough folks know and respect me and my husband Mark that I know you'll trust us to get the money raised to the right hands.

 We've wanted to keep the money in the hard-hit area near Clifftop, so we've chosen the Greenbrier County Emergency Shelter to receive the funds raised through this campaign. The folks at the local radio station, 103.1 The Bear - Greenbrier told me that this organization is "very deserving and has assisted many in our communities who have lost their homes." The parent organization is called Neighbors Loving Neighbors, and is an interfaith organization based within the Rhema Christian Center.  It was also recommended in a press release from The Greenbrier.  The person I've spoken to there has told me that the money will be used for direct cash assistance for flood victims. 

We hope you'll be moved to give at least a little to these folks who have lost so much. Thank you in advance for your generous donation!