Community Unites: 41,000 Lbs Of Donations Collected For Hurricane Helene Relief

RIDGE, Md. – After 72 hours and all was said and done… 1 semi FULL 1 24×8 FULL 1 28×8 FULL Plus a generator we’re picking up in transit yall are amazing. Here are some pictures from the first donation pick-up to the doors closing at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Ridge last night. I’ll keep y’all updated.

Please keep all of us traveling in your thoughts and prayers to include easy passage into the damaged area. Thank you to everyone who has made it possible. It was the companies that offered to be drop-off points and all of you who donated and volunteered who made this possible. If you were there and I didn’t tag you please Roger up in the comments.

We did it. Ridge Lions Club American Legion Post 255, Ridge Hardware, Cedar Point Federal Credit Union, Alexander Chiropractic Center, Tractor Supply Co., MISSION BBQ, Petco, Weis in Callaway, Solomons Veterinary Medical Center, AIRTEVRON ONE (VX-1) VX-1, Ombudsman VUQ-10 PATHFINDERS Fleet and Family Support Program Dugan, McKissick and Longmore, LLC Jeremy Carey with Southern Maryland Trailer Solutions, Booths Heating and cooling, Taylor Gas, Heating Air Stroller Warriors® Pax River Southern Maryland Homeschool Community Bay Montessori School St Michael’s Catholic School, Ridge Volunteer Fire Department, Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad, Rachael Lewis with Retro Coast, PJ Forrest, and Pax River Officer Spouses Knights of Columbus.

If I didn’t tag you please tag yourself so people can see how our community came together to make this possible. If you have pictures please drop them as well.

Here is our Amazon list for folks who can’t make it to a donation drop site can donate. We are also still collecting items for continued support. The Lions Club, Kights of Columbus, VFW, Women’s Veterans Association, and American Legion have united and formed PACERS. 

Check out our Facebook group for SOMD Hurricane Relief Coordination. 

 Again, thank you!