Community members are still concerned for loved ones dealing with the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 11, Isaiah Burch and his wife own Happy Helicopter Tours but they were not happy when they saw what Hurricane Helene did to parts of North Carolina.
“We felt very helpless. So the plan was just to take what food we could find around Greenville, (South Carolina) things that were left,” Burch said.
The couple started flying supplies to people who needed them.
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With the power of social media, others saw what they were doing and wanted to help.
“Within a day or two, we had hundreds of volunteers. We teamed up with other companies. It’s just the magnitude of this just completely took off,” Burch said.