Western, North Carolina
Local organizations accepting donations for Western North Carolina hurricane relief:
The Rogue Initiative of Rogue Combat Club in Asheville
The United Methodist Church in Spruce Pine
Hospice and Home Care of the Blue Ridge
If you'd like to help, please call and make a plan with a distribution center in Western North Carolina before donating to ensure your contributions are needed and useful. Your generosity is greatly appreciated, and following these guidelines helps our small, volunteer-run center serve the community effectively.
How to Make Your Donations Count
If you want to help, we kindly ask that you call and make a plan with a distribution center in Western North Carolina before donating. This ensures your contributions are both needed and manageable for our small team. Here’s how contacting us first can make a big difference:
Plan Ahead: Confirm that your specific donations are accepted and useful at our site.
Drop Off During Open Hours: This keeps the center organized and prevents unmonitored access, which can create messes. Our hours are clearly posted outside.
Clothing Restrictions: Please note that we cannot accept dirty, used, or out-of-season clothing under any circumstances.
Food Safety: Do not leave food donations out in the open, as this can attract bears and other critters.
While we deeply value your generosity, our center is managed by just two local women and occasional volunteers. Please help us help others by following these guidelines. Your thoughtfulness ensures your donations make the greatest impact!
Donations
You can make a direct impact by donating to the local Rogue Combat Club, led by Johnny Buck.
Or to the Hospice and Palliative Care of the Blue Ridge, a non-profit organization, is dedicated to serving vulnerable communities in Spruce Pine and the hardest-hit areas of Western North Carolina.
Every donation stays within Mitchell County, providing essential support to those most in need during this critical time
Updated Needs List
Most locations are no longer accepting general donations. Please see specific needs list by location if choosing to donate, or choose a monetary donation.
If you have donations in Charlotte A+R Tactics will transport them up there for you.
COOKING SOURCES - camp stoves, gas grills, charcoal grills, charcoal, etc and fuel for them - firewood, propane, gasoline, matches, lighters, lighter fluid, etc and
HEAT SOURCES - Little Buddy Heaters, etc, fuel for them, and firewood, matches, lighters,
LIGHT SOURCES - candles, kerosene lanterns with kerosene and mantles, lamp oil, flashlights & batteries, matches, lighters
POWER SOURCES - 220 generators and fuel to hard wire to wells for thousands of residents whose water is contaminated.
ALL LOCATIONS IN DIRE NEED OF COOKING, HEATING, LIGHTING, AND POWER SOURCES.
Specific Individuals Reaching Out
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Jen Nieder
Spruce pine - Need help with leaning trees and damaged porch: Jen Nieder, (682) 362-9128, jennifer.nieder@tdem.texas.gov
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Craig Carter
Spruce Pine - Needs a generator to power his dad’s oxygen concentrator for medical needs, Craig Carter, (828) 467-3547, 13 Bear Cub Dr, Spruce Pine, NC
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Burnsville Area
Need food and a chainsaw with gas and oil. They have a wood stove. They are without power and being told they have no idea when they’re going to get power back, Autumn Huskins, 1125 Big Brush Creek Road, Green Mountain, NC 28740. From Burnsville take 19 to 197 and then you’ll take Double Island Road to Brush Creek Road.
Local Western North Carolina Businesses to Support
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13 Stripes Construction, Asheville, NC, (828)545-2890,
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Angels Garage Doors, Yancey, Mitchell, & Surrounding Counties,
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Two Sisters and a Goat, RV & Tent Camping, Burnsville, NC (828) 208-1125
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Sasquatch Dog Supplies, 45 Forkfield Rd, Burnsville, NC 28714
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Notary Public, Susan Troxell Heller, Burnsville, NC 28714, (828) 208-1125
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Poplar Grove Mini Mart, 3861 NC-80, Burnsville, NC 28714
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Hospice and Palliative Care of the Blue Ridge, Spruce Pine, NC, (828) 765-5677
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Rogue Combat Club, 1078 Tunnel Rd #A, Asheville, NC 28805, (828) 450-4836
Meet Elaine Brewer, a resident of Celo
Elaine Brewer, a resident of Celo who embodies resilience and generosity. Despite facing personal challenges and difficult losses even before Hurricane Helene hit, Elaine has spent her days volunteering and distributing goods to those in need. Her voice of compassion, gratitude, and strength, prove that even in the hardest times, kindness can shine through.
Thanks to all of you and your incredible generosity, essential supplies are reaching those most in need. We’ve witnessed an outpouring of kindness. The most humbling part? At both the Asheville distribution sight by Rogue Combat Club and the United Methodist Church in Spruce Pine, most who came for aid only took very little, saying, “Others might need it more.” This is the heart of North Carolina at its finest—neighbors helping neighbors, even when they themselves are in need.