05Jan

Hendersonville, NC Hurricane Helene

In September 2024, Hurricane Helene brought record-breaking rain and wind to the High Country, leaving a lasting impact across the region. It marked Boone's most devastating flood event since 1940 — and before that, 1916. https://youtu.be/BnA-2MU-W_Q
06Jan

Warsaw Poland, Ukrainian Refugees

Although we were spared major disasters here in the United States, many Ukrainian families were navigating profound hardship and hoping to give their children a small sense of joy and normalcy. https://youtu.be/wRCpvPV0tx0
07Jan

Arcadia Florida, 2023

Hurricane Ian was a high-end category 4 storm with 150 mile-per-hour (241 kilometer-per-hour) winds that that struck southwest Florida on September 28, 2022. The deadliest storm in the state since 1935, Hurricane Ian killed 129 people in Florida, five in North Carolina, five in Cuba,...
19Dec

Port Sulfer, Hurricane Ida

Hurricane Ida became the deadliest and most destructive tropical cyclone of the season after striking southeastern Louisiana at Category 4 strength in late August, 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina decimated that same region.
22Dec

Bahamas, Hurricane Dorian

Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas in 2019 as an extremely powerful Category 5 storm, making landfall on September 1 in the Abaco Islands and later on Grand Bahama. With sustained winds of 185 mph and a 23-foot storm surge, it is the strongest on record...
06Feb

Lumberton, NC Hurricane Florence 2019

Lumberton was hit by Hurricane Matthew 2 years earlier. Most people had just finished recovering from the flooding of 2016 and then they face the same situation if not worse. We were their spreading joy to those in need Three Kings Day 2018
06Feb

Yabucoa Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria (2018)

In September 2017, Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm. The coastal town of Yabucoa was among the first and hardest hit. Homes were destroyed. Infrastructure collapsed. Families endured months without reliable electricity, clean water, and stable income. As the holiday season approached,...