Staff Report
Residents of Boone and Newton counties turned out to participate in a hurricane relief drive to help those affected by the recent hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Katherine Nance, of Jasper, said with the cooperation between the Jasper Methodist Church, Jasper Volunteer Fire Department, Harrison Fire Department and DSI Trucking of Harrison, donations were collected through Tuesday, Nov. 12.
Enough items were gathered to fill two box trucks. The first was bound for an area south of Atlanta, Georgia, and the second truck was being directed to an area in North Carolina.
Donations were dropped off at either the Jasper Volunteer Fire Department or Harrison Fire Station 1 and were later separated and bundled at the Jasper Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Tax deductible monetary donations could also be made to the Jasper Methodist Church.
"Disaster relief goods are needed such as the necessities for a home, said Mrs. Nance. "With winter approaching, blankets are needed," she emphasized when the drive began.
Mrs. Nance made sure she thanked all of those who helped make the drive possible and the many volunteers who sorted the donations and made the trips to the destinations where the items are needed.
