October 6 – October 10, Hillcrest Baptist Church invites everyone to join them in supporting those affected by Hurricane Helene. They are collecting gift cards from Walmart, Home Depot, and Lowe’s to assist families as they begin their long road to recovery.
If you or anyone you know would like to donate hay or $$ to buy hay for the devastation in East TN, there will be a trailer parked at Akridge Farm Supply in Fredonia to fill with donations. For more information, please contact Angie Prowell, Nicky Baker (Gary Beth Baker), Roger Mitchell or Daniel Bugg. They will be delivering it as soon as the trailers are full.
The Caldwell County Extension Office will be collecting bottled water to be donated to the flood victims in East TN. Donations will be accepted through next Wednesday, Oct. 9th, at the Princeton office on Hwy 62W. For more information, call 270-365-2787.
Coleman Dixon will make a supply trip to deliver much needed necessities to Black Mountain and Swannanoa. Scheduled to leave on Sunday Oct. 13th. Needed items: water, diapers, wipes, baby formula, canned veggies, soups, canned fruit, toilet paper, napkins, canned meats and basic hygiene supplies. If anyone would like to donate a camping stove with the compact propane tanks, that would be welcomed as well. For monetary donations, CashApp as well as Paypal to “Coleman Brook Dixon” aka “Bad Bandit Seasoning”. If you would like to donate cash, please deliver to: Janet Dixon at Total Image Salon, in Princeton. Dixon will keep a detailed tally of all donations and post receipts when list is complete, for transparency of exactly where the money went. To donate items, there will be an enclosed trailer parked at Holiday Hills Resort, in Eddyville, starting Saturday, October 5 to begin filling.
Princeton’s 1st Baptist Church collecting for hurricane victims, by gathering funds to send to Pastor Jeff Laborge at Fairview Knox Baptist Church to help with the devastation from Hurricane Helene. Funds will be sent to them for immediate support. Money can be dropped off at the church office with DR in the memo line of any check.
“Stuff the Trailer” for hurricane victims will be held Wed, Oct 16th, at Akridge Farm Supply in Fredonia at 9 am. Everything collected will be headed to New Salem Baptist Church at their distribution point in Limestone, Tennessee. Cash donations may be brought to: Jacy Travis at Akridge Farm Supply in Fredonia. The cash with be used to buy supplies needed. You can also donate to the Fredonia Activities Committee account at Fredonia Valley Bank and supplies will be bought with that money as well.