Hurricane Isabel Relief Effort
Update: October 13, 2003
Reported by: Virginia Taylor of USCoast.Net

HATTERAS, N.C.: The Rev. Charles Moseley is going to get his wish. He's finally going to get some clean underwear.

Taylor stated that she and Tommy Goings of RTC Trucking in New Zion SC  rolled into Buxton, NC shortly after dark on September 29.

Hurricane Isabel Relief Effort Eastern South Carolina Participants

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Was reported to Taylor at USCoast.Net on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at 4:20 PM

"Virginia, the trailer of Hurricane Isabel Relief Goods are being transported to the Elizabeth City Salvation Army.  They are sending food daily to Hatteras Island and Nags Head which are the areas we had targeted to help when we started.  The trailer will arrive in Elizabeth City Wednesday morning at 9:00am."   ---  From Gary Butts, Hurricane Relief Effort Coordinator, Hammock Source, Greenville, N. C.

Taylor reports that it was told to her that the Salvation Army was elated to receive the goods and was much pleased to know that there was bread on the truck that arrived as scheduled.......

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Quote by Ms. Fulcher today, October 13, 2003, "A Grant from Duke University had previously been used to build the "Food Pantry" at the Buxton UM Church in Buxton, NC which is a part of the Hatteras UM Charge. This is where the second truck with goods for the Hurricane Isabel Relief Effort from Eastern SC was earmarked and the goods were gladly received."  Taylor stated that she and Tommy Goings of RTC Trucking in New Zion SC  rolled into Buxton, NC shortly after dark on September 29. In reviewing the facility Taylor reported to the driver later that God does work in unique ways. Their "Food Pantry" was nearly bare.

Hurricane Isabel Relief Effort Eastern South Carolina Participants As stated below, this Hurricane Isabel Relief Effort could not have been accomplished without the leadership and guidance of Brett Guarino of the Hammock Source, Pawley's Island SC Division.

Other participants includesd International Paper Co., Piggly Wiggly Litchfiled - Murrells Inlet, Pawley's Island area of the Grand Strand,
Harris Teeter - Florence, SC, Baker Transportation of Cades SC, Merita Bread of Florence, SC., and special thanks to USCoast.Net partner, KB McElveen for her assistance in "holding the fort down" at USCoast.Net while Virginia Taylor participated in the Eastern South Carolina Hurricane Isabel Relief Effort.

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Today  Oct 13, 2003:  Reported by Betty Fulcher, wife of Walt Fulcher of the Hatteras United Men, of the Hatteras United Methodist Charge which consists of Hatteras United Methodist Church, Buxton United Methodist Church, and Frisco United Methodist Church,  "In Frisco and Buxton, life is getting slowly back to normal."

In Hatteras Village, according to Walt Fulcher who visited Hatteras Village earlier today, "Life are far from normal.  Hatteras Village is south of Frisco is where the inlet was cut through. There are actually three inlets now that have to be filled in before the highway can be rebuilt to the area."  Fulcher continues, "It is fact that the the inlet has gotten larger and wider.   Hatteras Village is completely cut off now from mainland North Carolina.  Even the children, in order to go to school, is being boated from Hatteras Village to Buxton and then bused to local schools."

Fulcher also conveyed to Taylor, "Hatteras Village cupboards are full but what is most needed are funds at this point.  What restaurants were not destroyed,  are closed due to goods and services not being able to reach them as well as employees not being able to get to work.  The motels that are still standing are closed to the public and are only being used for workers that have come in from other locations for the work relief effort.  Right now there are only property owners allows on Hatteras Village and relief workers".

In her conversation with Fulcher, Taylor learned of examples of how the the Hatteras United Men in the past have helped the people in and around the Hatteras United Methodist Charge  --  A doctor may call the Hatteras United Men of the Hatteras United Methodist Charge, notifying them that someone is in need of medicine and cannot pay -- the Hatteras United Men then authorizes the pharmacy via the doctor to fill the prescription and bill them direct..  Other bills paid have been for senior citizens needing winter fuel and other items.

These are the types of requests that now coming into the Hatteras United Methodist Charge reported by Fulcher, "Boats need gasoline for transporting families back and forth  from Hatteras Village to doctors, etc..  Other Payment Item Requests now include mortgage payments on home in Hatteras Village for those who are now out of work due to the situation now at Hatteras Village."   Fulcher states, "There will be months before people are able to get back to work in Hatteras Village.  The Hatteras United Men are looking to pay out over $100,000 between now and February or March of 2004 in bills to assist people in their mortgage payments, rent, utilities, hospitalization insurance, medical, etc.  According to the Hatteras United Methodist Charge, "All donations is much appreciated and funds are needs to get the people through these next months."

What are the locals doing?  Taylor of USCoast.Net  focused on what the children of the Hatteras United Methodist Charge area are up to since Hurricane Isable.  It was reported to Taylor by Ms Betty Fulcher that young school children in the Buxton area have been doing their share since Hurricane Isabel collecting donations.  Ms. Fulcher reports, " It is my understanding that the Key Club Kids are collecting funds and plan to use these funds they collect  to provide Christmas items for needy Hatteras Village families that have lost everything; also a group of local youths have already  gotten together and raised funds and have since planted some 50 yellow mums in a little place in the "Y" of the highway in Hatteras Village in hopes to lift the spirits of the local villagers. "This really warms the heart",  according to Taylor who states,  "the home page of USCoast.Net will continue as a Hurricane Isabel Relief Effort web location until further notice. The people of the Pee Dee Region and the Grand Strand from Myrtle Beach to Georgetown now can see what is happening in this area where goods were earmarked during the Hurricane Isable Relief Effort".
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For full details of the destruction of Hatteras Village the following web location is sponsored by the Hatteras Village Civic Association.    Click Here  for details.....

Donations are being accepted by the:

*On Hatteras after Isabel, It Comes Out in the Wash: Churches Find a Way to Help

By PJ Heller

HATTERAS, N.C.: The Rev. Charles Moseley is going to get his wish. He's finally going to get some clean underwear.

Ever since Hurricane Isabel decimated this Outer Banks community, cutting it off from the mainland, knocking out electrical and telephone service and destroying its water system-- residents like Moseley have had to cope the best they could. While some essential services have been restored-- telephone and a majority of electrical service-- the water system remains out of commission and is not expected to come on-line for several more days. What water is available is being rationed; portable showers have been set up in a trailer.

Moseley, the pastor at the Hatteras United Methodist Church, joked about the conditions to his congregation earlier this week, noting that he was running out of clean clothes.

"I said to them there was no need to even look around to see who it is that smells because we all stink," he said. "I said I'm on my last pair of shorts, what some people call their underwear. I call them my drawers."

It wasn't long before Moseley's message spread to other Outer Banks towns.

Pastor Susie Slater of St. John's United Methodist Church in Avon heard about Moseley's dilemma and decided to help not only him, but others on Hatteras who were in the same dirty situation.

So she arranged for women in her congregation to take in laundry from Hatteras-- sent over by boat, the only way currently to get to the town since Hurricane Isabel wiped out the only road. Even the U.S. mail, which typically is delivered to and from Hatteras by truck, was being hauled back and forth by boat, accompanied by postal workers. Slater said the laundry will come over on a morning boat, be distributed to people for washing, then will be brought back to the dock in the afternoon in time to catch the last boat back to Hatteras.

"They need clean clothes," Slater said. "Nothing makes you feel better than clean clothes."

At the Hatteras church on Tuesday afternoon, plastic bags stuffed with laundry filled the front entryway. The bags were labeled with each person's name.

The laundry cleaning project was just one of many efforts being reported of people helping others in the wake of the hurricane, which made landfall in North Carolina and spread its devastation through the mid-Atlantic states.

Slater said the laundry idea was simply an effort by people who wanted to respond in some way to help those affected by the storm.

"It's very disturbing that people want to respond and need to respond but not knowing how and feeling powerless," she said.

In Avon, where her church is located, damage was not significant.

"We are so aware of how much we have to be thankful for," Slater said. "Not responding (to help others) is almost like not saying, 'Thank you God.' It's not always just enough to say, 'Thank you, thank you Lord my house is standing' when you know that just down the road your brother's house is demolished, is gone, doesn't exist."

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For victims of Hurricane Isabel As of Noon, Thursday, Sept. 18 We are accepting Non-Perishable Goods

     If you cannot put your items in a box or boxes, we will pack them for you once you bring them to the below designated drop off points...........
     For Your Information:  The Hammock Source will be handling the distribution of goods once they arrive in North Carolina.  Gary Butts is in charge of coordinating the relief effort for the Hammock Source. Gary is the Hammock Source Plant Manager in Greenville, NC and Pawley's Island, SC.   Once the Tractor-Trailers roll, Mrs. CF Taylor, CEO of USCoast.Net, will be traveling with Baker Transportation to the drop off points in North Carolina.  After Ms. Taylor gets back from the delivery of goods, visit us again for a pictorial review of this Hurricane Relief Effort.

Location:  Corner of Park Avenue and Cherokee Road
 

From US Highway 52 (Irby St.)  turn onto Cherokee Road going toward  Five Points.  At first signal light, take right on Park Avenue, First Presbyterian Church is on your right.

From Five Points in Florence, turn on Cherokee Road towards Highway 52 (Irby St.).  At second signal light, take left on Park Avenue, First Presbyterian Church is on your right.

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Inquiries or Questions

Location -  Off  Highway 17 in Pawley's Island. ( West side of the Highway)

Turn between Pawley's Island Traders and Dieter Insurance. We are  1/4 mile down on the left side.  Look for the Pawley's Island Rope Hammock Logo.  Our loading dock is on the west side of the property with a gate around it.

You are welcome to call for directions:  843-237-4291 Extension 0

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Inquiries or Questions

Pastor:  Larry McAlister
Associate/Youth Pastor:  Bryan Welch

From Lake City, South Carolina

From Lake City, SC take Church Street toward 378 East, past Marshall's Marine...next paved road to the right, which is McCutcheon Road, go 1 and 1/2 miles down McCutcheon Road to Cameron Methodist Church which sits in the fork of the road.  Take Cockfield Road to the left, and the church is .2 mile on right...

You are welcome to call for directions:  Telephone:  843-389-9595

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