Community supports hurricane relief
Published 4:15 pm Friday, November 22, 2024
The Salvation Army Meridian’s Serrena Ivy, from left, Alexis Hendrix and Joyce Ricks welcome visitors to Thursday’s Benefit Concert raising funds for the long-term recovery effort from Hurricane Helene. Photo by Thomas Howard
uentin Thigpen with V Lounge serves up hot food to customers at Thursday’s Benefit Concert in downtown Meridian. Photo by Thomas Howard
Lt. Roy Fisher, commanding officer of The Salvation Army Meridian, shows off some of the organization’s equipment during a Benefit Concert at Dumont Plaza Thursday. Photo by Thomas Howard
Local musicians, business owners and members of the community gathered at Dumont Plaza on Thursday for an evening of live music, food and fun for a good cause.
The Benefit Concert, which was organized by Spacey’s Rock and Roll Tattoo, the Arts and Community Events Society and The Salvation Army, was held to raise money for the long-term recovery effort from Hurricane Helene in the Carolinas.
Helene, which swept across the southeastern United States in late September, caused an estimated $53 billion in damage in North Carolina alone, according to estimates from the North Carolina government.
National Public Radio, in October, reported the storm damaged more than 6,000 miles of roads, 126,000 homes and caused 1,400 landslides. The state also reported 96 deaths associated with the hurricane.
