July 21, 2010 by admin
Filed under Feature Stories
A state of emergency has been declared after flash floods ripped through Pike County on Saturday night. We need your immediate help to send aid and supplies to the people in the worst-affected areas of Pike County. CAP’s Disaster Relief Team is already busy at work, but we’ll need your support to continue to deliver hope to those in need.
The waters have claimed two lives and left a few dozen temporarily seeking refuge in a high school gym. Many have lost everything and thousands of others are still without running water or electricity. Vehicles have been overturned in roadways from the sweeping force of the water, and homes have been lifted off of their foundations.
The waters rose fast. In just four short hours, Pike County was victim to 4 to 7 inches of fierce rainfall.
Crews worked tirelessly through the night to rescue those endangered by the rising waters–especially those who live closest to water drainages and creeks. Most are thankful for their lives, of course, but also devastated after having seen their whole lives wash down a creek.
CAP has already sent two truckloads full of emergency supplies like food, water and clothing to the hard-hit Appalachian county and is preparing to send more supplies and volunteers to help restore homes and rebuild lives.
Please make a secure donation now to help families and children recover from the flood devastation.
And please remember the families and children affected by this tragedy in your prayers.
Thank you and God bless,
P.S. Please make a donation to help the families of Appalachia suffering from disasters today and in the future. God bless.
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I have clothes that were collected by teens, can you use them? If so, how can I get them to you?
Justin,
Yes, we would love to receive the clothes! We are accepting donations at:
2610 Palumbo Drive
Lexington, KY 40509
Thank you!
CAP
Thank you CAP and all the other VOAD organizations that helped the recovery effort and continue to help. A good group of people.
I have two bathroom cabinets(that the sink sets on top of) and toys, I was wondering if these might be needed for the flood victims in Pike County?
Jodi,
That would be a great donation! If you can get these items to:
Christian Appalachian Project
2610 Palumbo Drive
Lexington, KY 40509
Our CAP trucks will continue to take donated items to the flood victims in Pike County.
Thank you so much.
God Bless,
CAP
I have two old TVs. Do you accept them?
Hi Steve,
We would gladly accept two TV’s! You can donate them at:
Christian Appalachian Project
2610 Palumbo Drive
Lexington, KY 40509
Thank you!
CAP
Hello,
Thank you for all the work you are doing to help the peoplel of Pike County.
I live in Macon County, NC, about 6 hours drive away from the disaster. I volunteer with Habitat for Humanity and Red Cross. Have been talking with some people about organizing a run up to KY. Would welcome some “boots on the ground” information about needs – building supplies, clothes, moldicide, construction work crew? What would be most helpful to the communities around Coon Creek?
I spent four years in Mississippi helping post-Katrina, -Rita, -Gustav and -Ike. Our area received a lot of help following the Peek’s Creek flooding; we’d like to help in the most appropriate way possible.
Best,
Ella
I appreciate so much what the Christian Appalachian Project has done for the people of Pike County. May God continue to bless this “wonderful” organization!
I have a fairly large amount of clothing and household items I want to donate to the flood victims in Pike County, but I live in Cincinnati, OH. Is there a drop-off site closer than Lexington? If not, what are the hours of operation for the drop-off in Lexington? Thanks!
Hi Ella
We appreciate your interest in helping the people of Pike County recover from the devastation. We have received many donations of clothes for the flood victims and have had the chance to “muck out” and sanitize 72 of the approximately 200 homes that have been damaged or destroyed. Cleaning supplies like push brooms, scrappers, and bleach are necessary to clean up these homes. Building materials to repair the damage would be a great help as well. If you want to get more info, check out our Disaster Relief webpage, http://www.christianapp.org/who-we-are/disaster-relief/, and call or email the contact person at the bottom of that webpage.
Thanks so much,
We hope you get a chance to help in Pike Co.,
CAP
Hi Keith
Unfortunately, there is not a closer drop off destination. If you find your way headed South down I-75 and want to stop by:
2610 Palumbo Drive
Lexington, KY 40509
M-F 8:00a-4:30p
We would love to receive your donation!
Thank you,
CAP
As we live in Lex. we have been able to donate items to CAP at the Palomar site. I had a question as to how these items are given to the people in need and left a phone message for Mr. Vickers a week ago but have not had a call back from him. We want to continue to donate to CAP but I would still like to know if these items are sold to the people by way of a thrift store or are they given to them at no cost to them? I look forward to an answer from you. Thanks, and God Bless.
Hi Nancy,
What a great question. The clothing that we receive from our loyal donors can be used in multiple ways. First, the clothes are sorted by size and gender and then distributed.
1. In times of disaster, these clothes are hauled to the particular disaster location and given to families and children who often have no clothes remaining but the shirt on their back.
2. Outreach locations are placed across Appalachia in an effort to be accessible to families who may be in need of items such as clothing. Families and CAP participants are able to stop at these sites and acquire some donated clothes.
3. Programs such as our Spouse Abuse Center and Substance Abuse Center have clothing for participants when needed.
4. Grateful Threadz, CAP’s gently used clothing store provides clothing to those in need of assistance, while also serving as a place of employment for some of our participants in the Spouse Abuse Center among other programs.
We hope that you are pleased with how we are using your clothing donations!
Thank you, God Bless,
CAP
We were visiting from out of state and saw the flood zone up close. Our family in Raccoon was without power, water or phone for almost a week. My 11yr old and 9yr old daughters planned and organized a walk-a-thon fundraiser with their siblings walking alongside them and are sending $130 to CAP to help with the Pikeville Flood restoration. May God bless you as you use this money to help the people there.
Dear Kroll Family,
Thank you so much! What a great example you are for your community and others around you. May God bless you for your kindness.
CAP
this morning my prayers were to help americans in need . reading the paper in chicago i saw the need for help in your area. would like to get involved in some way. i am a home inprovement contractor. looking to help. was wondering about the labor end of volunteering. i have knowledge of plumbing, electric, carpentry, and general home repairs. i have lots of tools and a cargo van.