Giving Tuesday:  Appawlachia Strong – Oh My Canine!

Considered one of many nicest of us I’ve met through this group is Rebecca Pepin, data anchor by day and founding father of Fetching Apparel on the facet.

We had the chance to perform Rebecca and Fetching Apparel inside the trip current data numerous years previously, and now I’m honored to have this opportunity to share an unimaginable current she’s striving to supply her group.

“Fetching Apparel is my passion enterprise,” she said, and she or he sure does pour passion into it. “My full-time job is anchor/reporter at WCYB and WEMT in Bristol, Virginia. It’s robust to clarify what I seen out inside the self-discipline inside the days following Helene. Properties completely washed away or knocked off their foundations. Roads obliterated. Of us misplaced their lives. It was DEVASTATING, and the road to restoration will probably be prolonged.”

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(All the photographs on this submit have been kindly provided by Rebecca.)

“Our space is Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. Unicoi County was hit onerous. Johnson County too, amongst others. Asheville, NC, is an hour and a half from my data station in Bristol, VA,” Rebecca outlined. “The Unicoi County, TN, Animal Shelter was destroyed, along with all of their offers. Volunteers and employees have been able to get all the animals out safely. Brother Wolf Animal Rescue in Asheville, North Carolina was decimated!”

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Animal rescuers wanted to scramble to place the pets who’ve been of their shelters. Shelters that weren’t immediately hit bought right here collectively and opened their doorways to help residence animals. They collected donations and offers for pet householders who misplaced each factor inside the flooding.

Rebecca wanted to help.

“My good pal bought right here up with the Appawlachia Strong thought, and we quickly went to work to create the tees and sweatshirts. We’re donating 100 laptop of earnings from our Appawlachia Strong tees and sweatshirts to shelters affected by Helenenevertheless we actually give once more all yr prolonged by donating 20% of earnings from every purchase.”

YOU might also assist Rebecca current for the animals and different folks devastated by Helene. Click on on on this hyperlink or the image above to order an Appawlachia Strong tee and sweatshirt to ship 100 laptop of the proceeds to native shelters. Since Rebecca lives inside the house and has “boots on the underside,” she is conscious of what’s wished and the place.

I can’t even take into consideration this devastation and what it ought to take to get higher.

I’m grateful for people like Rebecca who care rather a lot for his or her communities.

Take into consideration selecting up a tee or sweatshirt to assist this worthy set off–and it’s an ideal present thought for the animals lover in your life!

Click on on proper right here to go to Fetching Apparel!

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