Household items, winter clothing and office supplies sought
CIRCLEVILLE, OHIO (October 16, 2024) – Pickaway County Community Action
Organization (PICCA) is joining sister agencies in Ohio to provide necessary supplies to victims
of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina.
PICCA will begin collecting donated supplies at its offices at 469 E. Ohio Street on Monday,
Oct. 21. PICCA is open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Thursday, and is looking to wrap up
the effort by Thursday, Oct. 24.
“Our thougths and prayers are with all victims of Hurricane Helene,” said PICCA Executive
Director Becky Hammond. “We feel the need to do what we can to reduce the suffering of the
people of that region, and help them regain a sense of normal.”
PICCA is working with the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies (OACAA) to
provide household items, winter clothing and office supplies to victims, many of whom lost
everything because a flooding and landslides spawned by the hurricane.
OACAA is coordinating a delivery on October 28 of supplies with the North Carolina
Community Action Association. A delivery will go to the Blue Ridge Community Action in
Morganton, NC, which needs help getting items to residents after its building was flooded
because of the storm.
The Blue Ridge Community Action lost all contents of its building, which was condemned
because of flooding (see photo). The organization is operating out of temporary locations for its
administrative and program operations, childcare and adult day care programs.
Four staff members of Blue Ridge Community Action lost their homes in the flood.
Items needed include:
Winter clothes, coats, hats, and gloves for children and adults;
Any household items from furniture to cleaning supplies;
Other clothes and backpacks for children;
Blankets are a major need;
Sheets, pillowcases and other bedding;
Office Supplies
“Community action agencies from across the nation are coming together to help our colleagues
at Blue Ridge Community Action, Hammond said. “We’re banding together to help them so that
they can help local residents who are depending on the agency during this crisis.”
Bring donations to PICCA’s offices, or contact Hammond at (740) 477-1655, if you have
questions. There also is a GoFundMe account has been established to collect donations to help in
the recovery: https://gofund.me/c79dbf99
Local donations will be transported to Highland County Community Action Organization in
Hillsboro on Friday, Oct. 25, and loaded onto larger trucks for transport to North Carolina
beginning on Oct. 28, Hammond said.
