Giving Tuesday: Appawlachia Sturdy – Oh My Canine!
Certainly one of many nicest people I’ve met by way of this neighborhood is Rebecca Pepin, data anchor by day and founding father of Fetching Apparel on the side.
We had the likelihood to operate Rebecca and Fetching Apparel throughout the trip reward data numerous years previously, and now I’m honored to have this opportunity to share an unimaginable reward she’s striving to supply her neighborhood.
“Fetching Apparel is my passion enterprise,” she talked about, and he or she sure does pour passion into it. “My full-time job is anchor/reporter at WCYB and WEMT in Bristol, Virginia. It’s troublesome to elucidate what I seen out throughout the space throughout the days following Helene. Properties absolutely washed away or knocked off their foundations. Roads obliterated. Of us misplaced their lives. It was DEVASTATING, and the freeway to restoration will in all probability be prolonged.”
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(All the pictures on this put up had been kindly supplied by Rebecca.)
“Our space is Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. Unicoi County was hit arduous. Johnson County too, amongst others. Asheville, NC, is an hour and a half from my data station in Bristol, VA,” Rebecca outlined. “The Unicoi County, TN, Animal Shelter was destroyed, along with all of their offers. Volunteers and staff had been able to get all the animals out safely. Brother Wolf Animal Rescue in Asheville, North Carolina was decimated!”
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Animal rescuers wanted to scramble to place the pets who had been of their shelters. Shelters that weren’t immediately hit received right here collectively and opened their doorways to help residence animals. They collected donations and offers for pet householders who misplaced the whole thing throughout the flooding.
Rebecca wished to help.
“My buddy received right here up with the Appawlachia Sturdy idea, and we quickly went to work to create the tees and sweatshirts. We’re donating 100% of earnings from our Appawlachia Sturdy tees and sweatshirts to shelters affected by Helenenevertheless we actually give once more all yr prolonged by donating 20% of earnings from every purchase.”
YOU would possibly assist Rebecca current for the animals and different individuals devastated by Helene. Click on on on this hyperlink or the image above to order an Appawlachia Sturdy tee and sweatshirt to ship 100% of the proceeds to native shelters. Since Rebecca lives throughout the house and has “boots on the underside,” she is conscious of what’s wished and the place.
I can’t even take into consideration this devastation and what it will probably take to get higher.
I’m grateful for folk like Rebecca who care so much for his or her communities.
Ponder selecting up a tee or sweatshirt to assist this worthy set off–and it’s an outstanding current idea for the animals lover in your life!
Click on on proper right here to go to Fetching Apparel!
