#asheville

[deletingmyself]

(by Will Swann)| North Carolina, US

[classychassiss]

Responding to direct requests for aid from our contacts in the area, we are loading up a truck and heading north to support our fellow southerners this weekend. We need to make $2000 fast to cover the entire wishlist provided to us by folks in North Carolina. Can you help us? Cash-app and Venmo is @/TeamKombatikon. Donations can also be made through ko-fi.com/angelito

Thank you so much!

[oldnorthcarolina]

cemetery angel, December 2023

[darkartsanna]

Hurricane Helene Relief Funds to those affected in the Southern Regions *will edit as I find more, please reblog as usual and check back for updates (Liking doesn't circulate it and isn't helpful)* *9/30 Has been edited! (Also, I think whenever I edit this it doesn't update the versions already reblogged?) ORGANIZATIONS American Red Cross FEMA Disaster Assistance Improvement Program Warmline Directory (Mental health resource) AKC Pet Reunite Food Not Bombs Operation BBQ Relief Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies & Roll Mobility Operation Air Drop GEORGIA State and Local Level Referrals - (60 Organizations Listed) Emergency Shelter Locations Animal League

NORTH CAROLINA Brother Wolf Animal Rescue Asheville Survival Program Homeward Bound State and Local Level Referrals Beloved Asheville Rural Community funds CLT Mutual Aid Fundraiser for a NC resident to deliver food to affected areas Mutual Aid Disaster Relief Animal Disaster Relief Coalition Mutual Aid Disaster Groups

Special Note: There are 2 Wifi Stations now open for public use. The locations are: SPOT 1: DoubleTree Hilton Downtown 199 Haywood SSID: SORTOR STARLINK Pass: ncstrong SPOT 2: Asheville Shelter Ferguson Building 340 Victoria Rd SSID: HALL STARLINK Pass: ncstrong SOUTH CAROLINA State and Local Level Referrals (44 Organizations Listed) FLORIDA Volunteer Florida Disaster Fund FootPrint Project State and Local Level Referrals - (52 Organizations Listed)

TENNESSEE HellBender Harm Reduction

More supplies to consider donating in hurricane impacted areas:

Bottled water, potentially water filters

Personal hygiene items: wipes, tampons/pads/other menstrual products, hand sanitizer, mosquito spray, laundry detergent, toilet paper, diapers, and especially any products safe for sensitive skin

Medications like ibuprofen/tylenol, yeast infection medicine, cold & cough medicine, any diabetic meds that can be safely shared, etc

Individually wrapped low to no prep food items, baby formula, and Gatorade

Pet Food

Sunscreen

Heavy duty bags, Duffel bags, backpacks, and trash bags, 5 gallon buckets, coolers

Fans, dehumidifiers, moisture sensors, generators, gas, gas canisters, solar charging items, portable battery banks, first aid kits

Chainsaws, crowbars, hammers, air filters, respirators, 2×4 planks, bleach, roofing nails, heavy duty gloves, and waders.

Books, Board Games or other non electric activities for children

Double check before donating items, especially if your local drive is accepting donations of particular products and can distribute the more specialized ones where they're needed.

[abductin]

⛰️ — as you may know, hurricane helene devastated appalachia. if you enjoy my blog or southern gothic aesthetic, consider contributing to the efforts to aid appalachia in these difficult times. we are one of the poorest areas of the country. we are one of the most overlooked. this was a catastrophic amount of destruction and loss. the mountains will recover, but the people here will take a little longer. generations will feel this devastation. please do what you can and take care of each other.

[catsofyore]

Cat amidst debris from Hurricane Donna in 1960.

If you can, please donate to the Asheville Humane Society to help their Hurricane Helene recovery efforts! Donate. Also the Humane Society of the United States which is providing disaster relief and transport services throughout the affected areas. Donate. Photo source.

[abandonedography]

"Went to Asheville to help family Saturday. On the way home this was the only major route around the I40 closure at Black Mountain" (via)

[jediexile]

I live in Western North Carolina. I have no idea if anyone knows what is going on here. I finally have gotten sufficient enough cell service to get online.

We are never going to fully recover. Whole towns are gone. My town was flattened. My street, a few miles south of town, was spared. We had no power or running water for four days. We lost hundreds of dollars of food from our fridge and freezers. We have no internet and no idea when it will be back. I work from home. My partner works two jobs - or worked, because one probably doesn’t exist anymore. My car took minor damage from the storm. Even if we had jobs, we probably couldn’t get to them. We got really lucky.

I so far have not lost anyone. Many of my friends are displaced. Some watched their homes be swept away. Some of them lost their pets. Some of them had to dig their children out of mud.

People - not organizations, not first responders, not the government - are clearing roads, doing welfare checks, forming groups of riders to take supplies up mountains on horses and mules. Private helicopters are landing in the middle of my town to drop supplies. They are doing this all over, all day, an essential lifeline for our cut off communities. The bigger cities are getting a more organized response, especially Asheville, which was essentially cut off from incoming vehicle traffic for a few days. Thank god the airport was spared.

I lost cell service, then internet, then power, from 7:45-8:20am Friday. I had no communication until Saturday. I was able to get a few texts out. I was able to get into town. Children’s toys were in the street. Some of my favorite businesses are gone. I saw a car part way up a house.

Please, send help. I don’t know what organizations to donate to. Any time I get online is spent networking relief efforts and getting the word out about missing persons. Keeping my family updated. Applying for FEMA assistance and mortgage relief. I have heard Blue Ridge Public Radio has a list on their website.

The death toll right now stands in the 50s. It is going to end up in the hundreds.

I am so heartbroken.

[iris-polaris]

➡️ historical moment: i'm gonna Doxx The Zoo for the first time.

but only because my little cold bear heart is currently tremoring.

the Zoo, where i live, is about two hours away from Western North Carolina, which has been obliterated by the latest hurricane. i don't mean "a lot of damage." i mean all highways are destroyed so no one can get in or out except by air. i mean whole towns are gone. Actually Gone. period. kaput

i mean no cellphone service & no power & very little wi-fi. i mean people trapped on Mountains with food running out & stranded on hospital rooftops. i mean San Diego is sending a convoy of rescue vehicles. yes, California. this is why you haven't seen a Ton of footage yet.

Western North Carolina, for those who are not in the know, is very far inland. they do not get hit by hurricanes or if they do, it's very light. this is where people go to EVACUATE from our coast. they were not prepared, understandably.

dams failed catastrophically. with the exception of satellite connections like Starlink and spotty wi-fi here and there, people cannot get in contact with their relatives and friends due to a total grid collapse. it's, uh, Not Great.

we're fine, here at the Zoo. we were to the far east of the hurricane. we just lost power for a hot minute. but knowing that so much devastation happened nearby is...harrowing. there but for the grace of god go i etc. esp since not much can be done directly right this second.

the point of this Post for now is just overall awareness since i haven't seen too much info on how you, reader, can directly take action at the moment. and i'm nervous that this horrific thing will go unnoticed. search "Asheville" or "Western North Carolina" anywhere for more details.

i don't think i can really do an Event to help, but we'll see in the coming months. (it will take months to rebuild. years, even. like i said: highways into the area gone, towns gone. GONE. good-bye.) so...just be aware? i suppose.

i'm still collecting my thoughts.

god damn.

[cashthecomposer]

Small businesses are awesome.

This guy, a veteran and park ranger named Steve, opened this place called TreeRock in Asheville, NC as a sort of passion project, to celebrate Mead and Cider, and showcase an incredible selection of the world's first alcoholic beverage.

I just had an hour and a half long conversation with the guy. He's so personable and knowledgeable, and I had an absolute blast- I tried like 10 different drinks, and they were all awesome, and he told me about the history and making of each and every one. After a while, I decided this is my new favorite place to go.

But they're closing, in March.

These past few years have been devastating for small businesses, and they are no exception. They are going to close in March, unless something drastic happens that changes things.

So if you're in Asheville, or you know somebody in Asheville, or you have been meaning to go to Asheville to bury that body in the trunk of your car somewhere along the Appalachian trail but you just haven't gotten around to it yet, please stop by TreeRock for a flight of meads, ciders, and beers from all around the world, for less than the cost of a Chipotle burrito.

(also they love dogs!!! my dog had a great time, and I'm sure yours will too!)

[victusinveritas]

[bugsbeach]

[moondee]

i love being in the forest 🤗

the color green just does it for me 🤤

[oldnorthcarolina]

Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina

[jacobvanloon]

Landscape paintings by Chris Jehly

[veluigi]

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