Special Bulletin Insert: Hurricane Helene Relief – October 13, 2024
These bulletin inserts were provided by our friends at Episcopal Relief & Development. There is a single downloadable file at the end of the text that includes both full-page and half-page options.
PUT YOUR FAITH INTO ACTION
Please support hurricane relief efforts.
On Thursday, September 26, Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region as a category 4 hurricane. The deadly storm moved north through Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina and North Carolina, spawning numerous tornadoes and catastrophic flooding. At the time of this writing, well over 100 people have died as a result of the mudslides, tornadoes, flooding and power outages caused by the storm. The storm has displaced thousands and many have left the area to find support and lodging.
Episcopal Relief & Development is in close contact with the affected dioceses as they assess their communities’ needs. Please pray for the people in the wake of Helene – and if you can, rush a donation to our Hurricane Relief Fund today. Your contribution will meet urgent needs by providing critical supplies such as food, water and other basics, and will help provide long-term
assistance as needed.
We provide emergency and long-term support for those who are impacted, wherever they are, so they can make full and sustained recoveries – as well as resources and training to help people prepare for the next disaster.
Episcopal Relief & Development partners with faith and community organizations to advance lasting change in communities affected by injustice, poverty, disaster and climate change. Inspired by our faith, we focus on four interconnected priorities: nurturing the potential of caregivers and young children, reducing violence against women and girls, strengthening communities’ resilience to climate change and facilitating humanitarian response to disasters.
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