(Editor’s note: After reading about an opportunity to help North Carolinians devastated by Hurricane Helene, Hopkinsville resident Ginny Lawson recruited two friends, headed out to shop for supplies and delivered the goods to the local airport. Hoptown Chronicle asked her to write about it.)
As we all know, thousands of victims of Hurricane Helene east of us are in dire conditions. No food, no electricity, no water, no cell connections — and in many cases, no homes.
After taking a check on Monday to Hopkinsville’s Salvation Army, I wondered what else I could do to help the people affected by Helene. Then I read about Operation Airdrop and called two friends to join me on Wednesday for an emergency run to Walmart!
And off we went, shopping lists in hand.
With determined looks, we grabbed carts and headed into the well-stocked aisles of merchandise. My first aisle contained varieties of breakfast bars and energy bars. Next came multiple cans of spaghetti and soups. Each had pop tops, of course.