COURTESY YODER CONSTRUCTION — Volunteers from Yoder Construction prepare some of the donations earmarked for North Carolina.
Facebook pages and free networks were also quickly set up to connect hurricane survivors with reputable professional contractors and suppliers who could provide materials and expertise on everything from home repairs like tarping roofs to removing muck and debris from a house. “This has been a humbling experience, to say the least,” he said in a posted statement. “To see all the supplies and money and so forth that has come in from anything to $20 donations and then saying they want to give more when they get their next paycheck, to pallets of water, to baby supplies and you name it getting donated. I wish I could personally thank everyone but that’s not even possible at this point and we still have a lot more coming in.
ToolBank Disaster Services is supplying tools and equipment to organizations across Florida while volunteers will be cleaning up communities across North and South Carolina, Florida and Georgia. Nearly 100 specially trained members of Lowe’s emergency response team were deployed to assist with hurricane recovery efforts.
In Florida and Georgia, Facebook pages were set up to help individuals connect with contractors or cleanup crews who have heavy equipment that can be used to remove trees and other debris.