Country stars Luke Combs and Eric Church headlined the Concert for Carolina on Oct. 26, which raised $24.5 million for Hurricane Heline relief in western North Carolina and surrounding regions.
“I come from the mountains of North Carolina,” Church said in the video. “It’s what made me. It’s my home.
I wouldn’t be who I am today if it weren’t for the people there and the influence they had on me. I wouldn’t make the music that I make if it weren’t for the people there and the influence they had on me. “When Hurricane Helene happened, it devastated those communities.
These are hard-working, poor communities that rely on each other. And any time a community needs help, it’s always the community next door that comes running in to help. And there are no communities next door.
They’ve all been devastated. “We made it our mission at Chief Cares that we’re going to be the community next door.” Through a plan called “Blueprint for the Blue Ridge,” Chief Cares plans to build homes in Avery County and the surrounding areas and address long-term needs concerning jobs, schools, and local businesses.
According to its website, the charity has built temporary shower trailers and provided essential supplies for hard-hit communities. “Very heavy rainfall rates up to 2 inches per hour will be possible in these areas,” NWS meteorologists said in a statement. “Wind gusts of 20 to 30 mph also may occur with the rainfall.
” Doppler radar revealed a downpour .
