Suddenlink Food Drive
read more...Holiday Hopes & Happenings
Time Warner Cable and News 14 Carolina today launched “Holiday Hopes & Happenings”, a month-long drive to help families in need this holiday season across North Carolina and South Carolina. During the drive, members of the community and Time Warner Cable employees will join together to make the holidays brighter for families in need.
read more...Technology Key to Response
Emergency Disaster Response (EDS) Teams for The Salvation Army are relying on a mix of modern technology and old fashioned experience to serve people impacted by Hurricane Irene. As Hurricane Irene slammed the coast of North Carolina as a Category 2 storm, her winds knocked out power and phone service, land lines and cell, across the state and further north.
read more...The Salvation Army Fights its way to Thousands Stranded on Outer Banks
In the second full day since Hurricane Irene m ade landfall at Cape Lookout NC and slowly moved north up the Outerbanks, The Salvation Army has 37 mobile feeding response teams serving throughout eastern and coastal NC.
read more...Overcoming Challenges of Carolina Coast to Serve
Emergency Disaster Response (EDS) Teams for The Salvation Army are encountering and overcoming obstacles that make service response challenging. Isolated coastal towns, flooded areas, narrow curvy roads, spotty cell phone service, closed bridges and limited ferry service all combined to make service response challenging in a geographical region that is difficult on good days.
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