MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD)- Plans are in the works to help a Mount Pleasant man whose sweetgrass basket stand was nearly destroyed in a hit-and-run crash last month.
After telling you about Eugene Gilliard, News 2 received an overwhelming number of messages and phone calls from the community looking to help.
“It means a whole lot to me,” Gilliard said after learning about the response.
For a month and a half, Gilliard has been without his basket stand which dates back decades in his family.
The truck responsible for the crash left the scene, leaving police no way to identify it and Gilliard to pay for the repairs.
We told his story, and it didn’t take long for help to show up on his front doorstep.
“It was heartbreaking to know this happened a month and a half ago and he still doesn’t have a new stand,” Mount Pleasant resident, Dan Delanty said.
Wednesday morning, a crew of community members, including professional builders, went to Gilliard’s house ready to get to work.
They assessed what materials they will need to rebuild the stand.