We started in the NW corner of the state in Ashe county this morning. The two major towns were up and running fine. Were told by local SHP that they were doing ok. We continued south into watauga county and into Boone. There was evidence of the flooding, but Boone was up and running just fine. Our objective was to locate smaller communities that may have been overlooked for relief supplies. As we traveled, we would stop and talk to locals and ask how the area was doing and where we could find folks in need of assistance. We finally made our way down into Avery County to the Newland community. They sustained more damage with evidence of severe flooding. We saw a few houses washed off their foundations, and cars down in the river amongst boulders. We stopped and distributed supplies to 4 locations, one of which was a little country church which is in the photo. These folks up here are wonderful and resilient. They never wanted to take all of our supplies and gave other locations for us to check and drop supplies. The NG is out in the community and working. There is no sign of fema and the people up here have no use for them. We ended our day about 20 miles from spruce pine. We're heading back out tomorrow to pick up more supplies from a church staging center and continue delivering them to remote locations. There are lots of supplies here, and the generosity is amazing. The main issue now is roads washed out and power being down. There are line crews out working everywhere.
The blue camera flair over the door looks like an anchor.
Symbolic Meaning of an Anchor:
Stability and Grounding: The anchor is often associated with stability, security, and grounding. It represents a sense of being anchored to something, whether it’s a relationship, a goal, or a sense of purpose.
Hope and Optimism: The anchor is also linked to hope and optimism, particularly in the context of navigation and journeying. Dropping anchor signifies arriving at a destination, a moment of rest and reprieve.
Strength and Resilience: The anchor’s ability to withstand turbulent waters and keep a ship steady has led to its association with strength, resilience, and steadfastness.
Faith and Trust: In religious contexts, the anchor is a symbol of faith and trust, representing a connection to one’s roots and a sense of security in uncertain times.
We started in the NW corner of the state in Ashe county this morning. The two major towns were up and running fine. Were told by local SHP that they were doing ok. We continued south into watauga county and into Boone. There was evidence of the flooding, but Boone was up and running just fine. Our objective was to locate smaller communities that may have been overlooked for relief supplies. As we traveled, we would stop and talk to locals and ask how the area was doing and where we could find folks in need of assistance. We finally made our way down into Avery County to the Newland community. They sustained more damage with evidence of severe flooding. We saw a few houses washed off their foundations, and cars down in the river amongst boulders. We stopped and distributed supplies to 4 locations, one of which was a little country church which is in the photo. These folks up here are wonderful and resilient. They never wanted to take all of our supplies and gave other locations for us to check and drop supplies. The NG is out in the community and working. There is no sign of fema and the people up here have no use for them. We ended our day about 20 miles from spruce pine. We're heading back out tomorrow to pick up more supplies from a church staging center and continue delivering them to remote locations. There are lots of supplies here, and the generosity is amazing. The main issue now is roads washed out and power being down. There are line crews out working everywhere.
Thank you. And bless you.
God Bless you!!!! I have chills. Hope in action.
Very happy to hear this news.
Thank you for all you're doing to help provide for those small remote towns.
Well done.
The blue camera flair over the door looks like an anchor.
Symbolic Meaning of an Anchor:
Stability and Grounding: The anchor is often associated with stability, security, and grounding. It represents a sense of being anchored to something, whether it’s a relationship, a goal, or a sense of purpose.
Hope and Optimism: The anchor is also linked to hope and optimism, particularly in the context of navigation and journeying. Dropping anchor signifies arriving at a destination, a moment of rest and reprieve.
Strength and Resilience: The anchor’s ability to withstand turbulent waters and keep a ship steady has led to its association with strength, resilience, and steadfastness.
Faith and Trust: In religious contexts, the anchor is a symbol of faith and trust, representing a connection to one’s roots and a sense of security in uncertain times.