10/03/2024
I took a truckload to Plumtree Church yesterday to make sure road travel was possible. Guys, there is utter devastation everywhere I looked. The small road in had several washed out sections with shear drop off hundreds of feet down to the river. A landslide took an entire house with it. Sadly both residents died. You can see it in the picture below. Another home in the county was taken by the river, the wife able to escape but the husband wasn’t and was swept away. The coroner hasn’t been able to keep up with the body count. As it’s continuing to climb he’s telling communities to get them in body bags unless there’s signs of suspicious death. The National media is failing us all. In this county, Avery County, they’re accounting for 200 deaths in a county with a year round population of 1700. This is coming directly from people in the community I spoke with yesterday. I met the pastor of Plumtree, his name is also Ryan, and some of the community who helped me unload the truck. They were all so kind and were grateful for everything we’ve collected so far. The gave me an updated list of necessity I’ll include below. Other grJeff Brownews, Jason Parksan awesome company. I let other COUNTRY Financial agents in Northeast Georgia know about our mission, and they spread the word and now we have a caravan of 5-7 trailer loads joining us. If you’re in Stephens County, Franklin, Hart, Madison, or really anywhere close-ish to Toccoa or Hartwell, Jeff Brown and Jason Parks are collecting items to take with them on Friday. If you want to financially contribute, you can Venmo me or reach out to them and get their Venmo. I’ll continue to post updates over the next 48 hours. I’ll be leaving Friday morning at 5:00 a.m. so please get with me today if you want to donate anything. Thanks to so many for supporting financially, awesome clients and community who have dropped things off, and all those in prayer. We are far more unified than the politicians give us credit for. God is good! I love you all!
Needed items:
Food, food, food
Manual Can Openers
Blankets
Flashlights
Batteries
Candles
Matches/Lighters
Gasoline
Generators
Cleaning goods
Dry Shampoo
Paper Goods
Baby rash ointment (Boudreaux Red Tube Butt Paste, A&D, Honest Company)
Dog food/Cat Food