RISE DISASTER RELIEF & RECOVERY

Recover & Inspire Through Service & Empowerment

September 21, 2022

STORY OF A DONATION

Every item that RISE receives for distribution comes from people who are equally passionate about our mission. Each item has a story and a home it comes from. Mr. and Mrs. Ramirez received a stove top from RISE. The Ramirez home sits just near the riverbank, and during the storm, they took in over 8 feet of water. Mr. Ramirez knew he had to get to work right away. He mucked his entire home right after the flood hit. Within a month, doing all the work himself, they are ready to begin rebuilding. The stove top we gifted them came from our Director of Operations; Joe Caraveo. He and his wife purchased the stove over 20 years ago for their new kitchen in Louisiana. As it turns out the stop top was too big. Finding its place in the garage, it made the move with them to Chattanooga, TN… where they had hoped to build a house and use the stove. As life would have it, that did not happen either. Joe and his wife recently donated the stove top to the American Haitian Foundation Garage Sale. A garage sale that sponsors a school in Haiti that was built in 1992. They currently feed over 1200 students in Haiti. The American Haitian Foundation learned about the work RISE was doing in Eastern Kentucky.   They donated the stove along with kitchenware, clothing, bedding, and other various household items to our supply drive. One of our volunteers Joanne kindly offered to collect supplies from other organizations and drive a UHAUL packed full to Jackson, KY. The Bachman Community Center, Signal Mountain Clothes House and Lone Oak Community Center all located in Signal Mountain, TN were all very gracious with supplying items for our distribution event.      

FROM

THE

BLOG

Thank you St. Pierre Woodworking and ...

Thank you St. Pierre Woodworking and Sawmill for providing this family with a beautiful camper so then can now have a safe placevto stay as they wait on insurance and FEMA settlements! 1 week short of 3 months after storm, nothing yet settled. Prayers for this sweet family. If you want to donate to the…

Getting supplies from Concord warehou...

Getting supplies from Concord warehouse to come to new RISE warehouse in Burnsville, NC 1st week of January. Great job team!!!!! View This Post On Facebook

In 1 short week Rise volunteers have ...

In 1 short week Rise volunteers have been able to deliver and setup 13 RV’s. A huge thanks to St. Pierre Woodworking and Sawmill for their incredible donation of the RV’s. Without amazing partners like Bill, volunteers, and donations from kind hearted people like yourselves. This team includes every single one of you. Volunteer: www.riseteam.org/volunteer/…

Your donations are helping families i...

Your donations are helping families in WNC have access to their homes 🥰 Thank you to our skid steer operator Nick, for all your hard work adding and spreading gravel. The first family is very excited to have their driveway back to normal; they can now look forward to their Christmas guests arriving safely up…

On Wednesday, Rise Volunteer Tommy Jo...

On Wednesday, Rise Volunteer Tommy Jordan delivered a brand-new camper to an elderly couple in Mitchell County, North Carolina. The elderly couple has been unable to stay in their home since Hurricane Helene. Due to hotel vouchers expiring soon, it was crucial to get them into a camper. Thanks to our partnership with Bill St.…

On Wednesday, Rise Volunteer Tommy Jo...

On Wednesday, Rise Volunteer Tommy Jordan delivered a brand-new camper to an elderly couple in Mitchell County, North Carolina. The elderly couple has been unable to stay in their home since Hurricane Helene. Due to hotel vouchers expiring soon, it was crucial to get them into a camper. Thanks to our partnership with Bill St.…

Happy Birthday to Wanda Hill! Wanda i...

Happy Birthday to Wanda Hill! Wanda is on our Board of Directors and our Interfaith Manager. During this deployment, she has spent countless hours coordinating incoming volunteers and has spent many days volunteering on the ground at our distribution events. She is such a blessing to our team and to the people she helps. We…

Urgent message to anyone looking to b...

Urgent message to anyone looking to bring donations down to our teams! Warehouse space is currently limited, please make sure to coordinate by sending a request through our website. Or emailing at info@riseteam.org DO NOT SHOW UP WITHOUT PRIOR COORDINATION. We appreciate all the support but doing this slows down the assistance we provide to…

After a rough night....pullrd in to o...

After a rough night….pullrd in to our current work space to Christmas music and the sweetest Christmas tree!!!!! Thank you LADONNA!!!! You just made My day! Sylvie View This Post On Facebook

Today, Sunday, was an Amazing day, in...

Today, Sunday, was an Amazing day, in the sleeting rain, our partner team BEYONDExperience delivered this new camper to a very deserving lady. As you can see her home will be reconstructed, despite the fact that she got over 29′ if water/mud inside. Tomorrow, we will scrape mud, move camper, get gravel delivered and spread…

RISE DISASTER RELIEF & RECOVERY

Copyright© 2024 Rise Disaster Relief and Recovery Inc,
A registered 501(c)(3) #87-4820874 in NC-
All Rights Reserved | Website by Camo And Sky

0
    0
    Your Cart
    Your cart is emptyReturn to Shop
    Secure Checkout
    Fast Shipping
    Easy Returns