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two North Carolina family People affected by Hurricane Helen received the gift of a lifetime on Christmas Day – a new place to call home.
The first beneficiary was the Penley family from Boone, North Carolina, who lost everything in the storm.
The family of four was released from the hospital Wednesday after the birth of their second child and planned to move into a homeless shelter until an emergency vehicle intervened.
“We don’t do that with EmergencyRV. We got this trailer for them and now it’s going to be a great place for them to stay,” the company said in a video posted on X.
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The Penley family (far right, pictured with EmergencyRV founder Woody Faircloth and his daughter) in North Carolina received a camper van from EmergencyRV after losing their home to Hurricane Helene on Christmas Day. (Emergency RV/X)
The RV given to the Penleys can comfortably accommodate their family, which includes two adults, a toddler and a newborn. The campervan has a bedroom on one side and two sleeping areas on the other, as well as a spacious bathroom and a large kitchen area with table and sofa seating.
The second recipient is Timothy McCord, 70 marine corps veteran Who served in Vietnam. Helene removed the roof from his campervan and continued to live there despite experiencing leaks and other damage.
EmergencyRV traveled to Canton, North Carolina, to give away a brand new camper after McCord’s daughter contacted the company explaining that he needed help.
“You helped me change my life and I’m grateful,” McCord said at the delivery of his new home.
EmergencyRV gave Timothy McCord, 70, a brand new camper after the roof of the camper he was living in was ripped off by Hurricane Helene. (Emergency RV/X)
EmergencyRV is a nonprofit organization that provides housing to survivors displaced by natural disasters and has 77 talented campers People affected by Helen since the storm wreaked havoc in the Carolinas, Georgia and Tennessee in late September. The RV is given away completely free of charge and is named after the recipient.
The organization says it has 700 families on its waiting list who have been thoroughly vetted and are in genuine need of help after a natural disaster.
Brand new camper donated through EmergencyRV and delivered to Timothy McCord. (Emergency RV/X)
“We take this issue seriously because our resources are limited,” the organization said on
EmergencyRV says that while they prioritize veterans and first responders, they have assisted families and single individuals who have lost or lost their homes. Helen suffered severe damage.
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EmergencyRV was founded in 2018 by Woody Faircloth and his then 6-year-old daughter to respond to deadly Camp Fire in Paradise, California.
Their goal is to raise enough money to provide a motorhome for a family affected by the fire. They are able to do this and have donated hundreds of RVs to victims of wildfires and other natural disasters.
