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Nicholasville church gathering relief supplies for devastated North Carolina

April 18, 2011|By Mike Moore | mmoore@jessaminejournal.com

AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds

While the storm system that blew through the state caused some moderate damage both locally and statewide, it paled in comparison to what happened to North Carolina. According to an Associated Press report, more than 60 tornadoes ripped across the Tar Heel state over the weekend.

One of the towns hit hard was Colerain, N.C., a small town in the northeast portion of the state. According to the AP, tornadoes claimed 21 lives in North Carolina, including 11 in Bertie County, where Colerain is located.

The disaster has prompted a local church to spring into action, as God’s Hands Food Pantry, which is affiliated with The Turning Point Church, located at 514 N. Main St., is collecting items to take to the devastated North Carolina town.

“We are going to provide Ziplock bags that are going to be filled with shampoo and conditioners, a tube of toothpaste and a toothbrush, a container of deodorant and a razor,” organizer Trudy Poveda said. “It’s also going to have a granola bar and some kind of drink, like a juice or a sports drink.”

In addition, the team will be taking cases of water to the stricken area. A group of volunteers plans to leave Nicholasville on April 28 and return late on April 29.

Poveda said the team will coordinate with First Baptist Church in Colerain.

“They lost two members of their church in the tornado,” she said.

Poveda said this will be the first time the church has reached out beyond the Jessamine County community in this way, but to many, it’s a no-brainer to do so.

“Our mission statement is to provide food to those in need, and what better place to do it than in North Carolina where the need is great?” she said.

Poveda said items can be dropped off at the church, which is located next to the Nicholasville Police Department, from 5-9 p.m. Monday, April 25, and 5-9 p.m. Wednesday, April 27.

“We’re hoping to partner with people in our community,” Poveda said.

The goal is to fill 1,000 bags and transport 1,000 bottles of water, or 43 cases, she said.

Poveda said anyone wishing to donate items, who is unable to drop them off at appointed times is asked to call the church at 859-887-2526 and leave a message.

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