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Disaster relief volunteers continue long-haul work nearly a month after Helene
It’s been almost a month since Hurricane Helene made landfall and battered the Southeast with winds and floods. In some places, there’s still much to be done. But Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are among those still hard at work helping people get back on their feet. “A lot of our teams are coming back for the second time now,” said Debbie Reese, deputy white hat leader for the ABDR command center in Clearwater, South Carolina. She
Alabama Baptist DR teams helping thousands in South Carolina, Georgia
Cookie Baker’s map is full of digital pins — chainsaw jobs that have been done, jobs that are ready to be done and job requests that still need to be assessed. In total, as of Monday (Oct. 7), 643 people had requested help with tree removal in the wake of Hurricane Helene — and that’s not the end of the needs, said Baker, who is currently serving as the white hat leader for Alabama Baptist
States hard-hit by Helene need more volunteers; Alabama to offer 2 training sessions
Tony Wolfe said as he drives around his state, he sees months and months of work to do in the wake of Hurricane Helene. “This may be the biggest disaster at least in terms of wind damage that our state has ever known,” said Wolfe, executive director-treasurer for the South Carolina Baptist Convention. On Sept. 26 and 27, Helene barreled through Florida, Georgia and South Carolina before hanging over North Carolina and Tennessee and causing unprecedented
Disaster relief teams start work; ‘significant number of volunteers’ still needed
The road to recovery is “going to be a long operation” in the states affected by Hurricane Helene and “will need a significant number of volunteers,” said Mark Wakefield, Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief strategist. “We need our trained volunteers to commit to go, and if they can stay longer, to stay longer,” he said. “We need a commitment, because there are a lot of hurting people.” Two teams are currently serving, Wakefield said, noting that many more