It seems any time there is a tragedy locally or globally, my fellow Tennesseeans step up.
from helping a little girls who lost her parents, to sending firefighters to the west, to food drives, to sending utility workers to devasted areas etc...
They are sending people away at relief donation sites for food and water due to the overwhelming response and lack of trucks to haul it, then guys start calling in donating their big rigs and pickupst o haul the water and food.
East Tennesse raised $900,000 and bought a fire truck to send to New York City within a month or two of September 11.
I have a friend who bought a generator,50 gallons of water and 30 gallons af gas, loaded his pickup on a wing and prayer to see if he could help, I called him yesterday and he told me he was in Birmingham by himself and what he was doing - the thing is - he is pretty sure he won't get through - but he wanted to try to help anybody.
Who are these people?
We truly are the Volunteer state and I am proud of it.
from helping a little girls who lost her parents, to sending firefighters to the west, to food drives, to sending utility workers to devasted areas etc...
They are sending people away at relief donation sites for food and water due to the overwhelming response and lack of trucks to haul it, then guys start calling in donating their big rigs and pickupst o haul the water and food.
East Tennesse raised $900,000 and bought a fire truck to send to New York City within a month or two of September 11.
I have a friend who bought a generator,50 gallons of water and 30 gallons af gas, loaded his pickup on a wing and prayer to see if he could help, I called him yesterday and he told me he was in Birmingham by himself and what he was doing - the thing is - he is pretty sure he won't get through - but he wanted to try to help anybody.
Who are these people?
We truly are the Volunteer state and I am proud of it.