Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) Tim Berry of Williamsville is on his way to hurricane ravaged areas with a truck and trailer full of supplies.
“It needed to be done,” he told WBEN as he departed Wednesday morning.
Berry runs Erie County Blotter, a social media site, that reports on police
and fire incidents around Erie County. His day job is driving a tractor trailer.
“There is a huge need,” Berry explained, “for food, for supplies, dog and cat food. I have the availability, and a large capacity vehicle, so why not do it?” he said.
The supplies and monetary donations were gathered in a short amount of time from friends, neighbors and supporters of Erie County Blotter.
Berry and his friend Shawn McMahon are headed to Kingsport, Tennessee, which is about 45 minutes north of Ashville, North Carolina. He estimated that they are hauling between five and eight thousand pounds of supplies. It is all destined for the mountain communities, which remain cut off and under water.