Eric Church Not afraid of making his hands dirty with the name of helping his neighbor out.
this Country singer There are plans to build dozens of homes in Avery County, North Carolina to allow families who were homeless last fall in Hurricane Helen.
“It’s important work because of the huge damage, so we plan to start working on the first website to help more families,” John Blackburn, CEO of Avery, the church’s housing construction project, told The Church’s CEO Fox News Digital Digital Avery Wednesday. “We want to approach Easter on Easter and have family at home this summer.”
In September, the singer said he was shocked by the destruction of the western mountainous areas North Carolina. ”
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Eric Church plans to build dozens of homes in Avery County, North Carolina, as Hurricane Helene was homeless last fall. (Denise Truscello/Wireimage)
“These are our family members, friends and neighbors. The communities we live in are still in trouble throughout the year and are desperate to extract. The entire region is in desperate need of help.”
He added: “Anyone who knows nothing about me knows what North Carolina, especially in this area on the hills, is personally and creatively what I am to me.”
“Anyone who knows nothing about me knows what North Carolina, especially in this area on the hills, is personally and creatively what I am to me.”
According to Chief Avery Cares Avery’s website, the church’s team will start with 100 displaced families in Avery County and surrounding areas and “remain and rebuild these communities.”
It added that the project is also committed to addressing “long-term needs such as creating jobs, rebuilding schools and supporting local businesses”, noting that victims of natural disasters are often forgotten when the page news is stopped.
The destroyed cars remained in a river a month after the flood caused by Hurricane Helen last fall. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images)
“Normally, when disaster strikes, funds come from great people who want to help, but when the world turns to the next destruction, many people can get lost and fall into cracks,” the website says. “We are committed to the long-term for these communities reconstruction.”
Blackburn told Fox News Digital that since the project was founded, the church and his wife, Katherine Blasingame, have been “deeply involved” in the house.
The team also holds weekly Zoom meetings with the church and Brasingham, he said, “They both contacted my local team to see what else they could do to support the flood victims.”
Eric Church performed at a concert in Carolina, Carlotte in October. (John Shearer/Getty Images concert for the Carolina State Concert)
“The demand is huge, and the two churches often connect with people who are directly affected by the flood or who are helping them.” “Our energy is used not only to build houses, but also to ensure our Organizations are meeting other needs of the community.”
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Blackburrn added that the first place to build a house will soon start working on the first house.
In addition to his family building project, the church released a song last fall, “Helene Edit”, the song for Profits are used in charitieshe performed at a welfare concert in Carolina in October.
Hundreds of thousands were displaced by Hurricane Helen and more than 200 people died after the hurricane hit in late September.
