Helpful Hands Healing Hearts
Making landfall on the morning of August 29, Hurricane Katrina left a path of destruction that will be felt by millions for years to come. With no power, no water, no food and the remaining floodwaters, the affected communities in the Gulf Coast states are faced with recovery issues.
Our 4-H friends across the country helped us during our time of need during the most recent: Floyd, Fran & Isabel. 4-H Clubs, 4-H'ers, Individuals, Volunteers and County Agents contributed the much needed essential supplies including cash donations, to North Carolina during our time of need. Supplies and money from our 4-H family across the country was sent directly to our families in need.
North Carolina 4-H would like to ask that you help our fellow 4-H families in the Gulf States by agreeing to do one of the following things as a service project in your community. We will be asking you to select one or more of the following ways to assist these Gulf States. Our supplies and money will be sent directly to 4-H and Extension families in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. Let's help the many Extension and 4-H families who have lost their homes and or personal belongings.
For the next two weeks our immediate goals are being focused around four ways we can help:
4-H'ers Helping 4-H'ers
Donate Money
Donate Materials
4-H Centers as Temporary Homes
4-H Helpful Hands Healing Heart Arm Bands
Our Partners
We would like to ask that you select a coordinator per county/per district to communicate with our state team so that we can keep track of what we are doing to help our 4-H Families. Contact person at NC 4-H is:
Shannon McCollum
Extension 4-H Associate
Box 7606 NCSU, Raleigh NC 27695
(919)515-8486
shannon_mccollum@ncsu.edu