Many thanks to your Wake County chapter of Project Linus for gifting all of the blankets, pillowcases, and infant hats to the people of West Virginia. They were delivered into Clendenin, one of the hardest hit towns in the state. We took them to a drop-off location on a street that once had 30 houses on it. Only three homes were left habitable after the flooding. This particular street, as all of the towns hit by flooding, looks like a war zone. The woman who ran the drop-off location did not know we were bringing the blankets, but when we told her they were from Project Linus, she became very excited. She said she knew exactly what the project did, but had only ever heard of them and never seen them in action. She immediately began sorting the donations and telling everyone within hearing distance about Project Linus. We can't explain to you all the devastation of the state. In the time since we dropped off the blankets, the need for housing and bedding has skyrocketed. It's now been almost two months since the flood. Many people are living in tents on air mattresses or still in their molding homes, and those who have moved into new homes are also in need of bedding. Because of the outpouring of love and donations from people like you, they are able to find what they need on the day they need it. Please know that West Virginians don't consider you strangers--you are family. May God bless you for the good works you have done and in the good works you are doing.
Much love and many thanks,
Laura Rymer
Charleston, WV
