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early a month after remnants of Hurricane Helene devastated portions of North Carolina, victims are still reeling from the storm’s aftermath, and officials estimate that recovery will take months, if not years.
This past weekend, the Charleston Police Department Citizen Police Academy Alumni organization announced a fundraising effort to help with relief.
“Initial plans are to deliver blankets to the North Carolina State Veterans Home, provide a meal to all First Responders assisting with Flood Relief, and provide free hot dogs and blankets during the [Black Mountain, North Carolina] town's annual Christmas Parade on Dec. 7,” officials with the Charleston Police Department-affiliated wrote in a statement.
Volunteers with the Academy will hold a pulled-pork barbecue and fried bologna sandwich fundraiser to support these efforts.
The fundraiser, which is open to the public, will take place on Friday, Nov. 1, but orders are being accepted before the event. Meals cost $8 each and include chips.
“Only 500 barbecue meals and 200 fried bologna meals are available to be delivered, so get those orders in quick,” Police Academy Alumni officials said. “If we receive an order and have reached our limit you will be notified.”
An order form for the meals is available on the Charleston Police Department Facebook page. Those interested in purchasing a meal are asked to email their orders to charlestonwvpolicecpa@gmail.com. Orders should be received by 5 p.m. on Oct. 30, officials said.
More information on the North Carolina relief fundraiser is available on Facebook.
