‘Convoy of Care’ delivers truckloads of supplies to north Georgia flood victims

Channel 2 Action News was there as five trucks loaded with supplies you donated during our Convoy of Care campaign delivered those items to a warehouse in North Georgia. Everything donated will help those devastated by the historic floods.

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Channel 2’s Tom Jones was there as drivers with the Georgia Motor Trucking Association unloaded several trucks with all the donated items collected from the metro area.

There’s some of everything in the dozens of boxes that were unloaded, including blankets, cleaning supplies, diapers, trash bags and heaters. Those in north Georgia are going to be taken care of, including people like Jane Jones.

She stopped by the Fannin County Emergency Management donation center where all the donated items will go. She says the donations are helping so many who need help right now.

“They have been such a wonderful help here. They’ve been such a blessing,” Jones said.

William Wright is in charge at the donation center in downtown McCaysville. He says people can pick up the donated items or they will deliver them.

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“We’ve got volunteers doing that,” Wright explained.

Back at the warehouse where the donated items are dropped off, the truckers are volunteering their time as well.

They say it fills their heart to help.

“It’s really rewarding for me to give back. Especially with people in need,” Joe Norris said.

Since the center is filled with donations, the Convoy of Care donations will stay at the warehouse until all of the donations at the center are gone.

A lot of heaters were donated. That will come in handy with the temperature dropping this weekend.

Workers say they need more green propane refill bottles for portable heaters. They say that’s the one thing they know people will keep coming back for.

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