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Join Telegram ChannelEFFORTS CONTINUE, AMERICA IS FINDING WAYS TO HELP OUT NEIGHBORS IN NEED. ORIGINALLY CREATED AS A WAY TO HONOR MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS, AMERICA’S WALL OF HONOR IS NOW LENDING A HAND TO THOSE AFFECTED MOST. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S MARY REILLY SHOWS US WHAT THEY’RE WORKING ON. RIGHT NOW, THIS TRUCK BED IS COMPLETELY EMPTY, BUT IN LESS THAN TWO DAYS, AMERICA’S WALL OF HONOR IS HOPING TO HAVE IT JAM PACKED WITH DONATIONS FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY HURRICANE HELENE. AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE HURRICANE, AMERICA’S WALL OF HONOR WAS MOVED. THIS AREA IS DEVASTATED. THEY JUST DON’T HAVE IT AND THEY WON’T BE GETTING IT ANYTIME SOON. THE IDEA TO HELP AFTER HELENE HAPPENED ON A WHIM, WE DISCUSSED IT EARLIER THIS MORNING AND BEFORE I KNEW IT IN AN HOUR THINGS WERE ROLLING. THEY FOUND A UNIQUE WAY TO PROVIDE AID TO STATES. HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY, WE HAVE THESE TWO WONDERFUL TRACTOR TRAILERS HERE. AND WHY NOT TRY AND HELP OUR FELLOW CITIZENS DOWN SOUTH? NORMALLY, TRANSPORTATION FOR A MONUMENT WALL TO MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS. THE TRAILERS WILL SOON BE TRANSPORTING FOOD, WATER, AND OTHER NECESSITIES. NOW WE FEEL LIKE WE FOUND A SECOND MISSION, AND THAT IS WHEN THE WALL IS NOT OUT. WE HAVE THESE BEAUTIFUL TRUCKS THAT HAVE BEEN DONATED TO US TO TO USE FOR OTHER, OTHER PATRIOTIC MISSIONS. LAMBROS SAYS IT’S A CHANCE TO BUILD BRIDGES BETWEEN COMMUNITIES. YOU’RE OUR NEIGHBORS AND YOU’RE OUR FRIENDS, AND YOU’RE OUR FELLOW PATRIOT CITIZENS. WE WANT TO HELP YOU AS WELL. VOLUNTEERS WITH FAMILY IMPACTED BY THE STORM ARE AMAZED THAT THEY CAN HELP FROM HERE IN OMAHA, KNOWING THAT THIS IS GOING TO PROBABLY IN SOME WAY AFFECT MY OWN FAMILY DOWN SOUTH. IT’S IT’S JUST AMAZING. TOGETHER, THE TWO TRUCKS HAVE A CAPACITY OF 40 TONS AND ORGANIZERS ARE HOPING THAT CAPACITY WILL BE REACHED IN OMAHA MARY WRIGLEY, KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN. NOW, THE ORGANIZATION SAYS THEY’LL BE TAKING DONATIONS FROM NOW UNTIL 8:08 A.M. FRIDAY, WHEN THEY LEAVE FOR NORTH CAROLINA. AND IF YOU’D LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT DONATIONS THEY’LL ACCEPT AND WHERE YOU CAN DROP THEM OFF
‘We found a second mission’: America’s Wall of Honor truck hitting the road to help hurricane victims
Originally created as a way to honor military and first responders, America’s Wall of Honor is now lending a hand to those affected most.
Updated: 3:53 PM EDT Oct 4, 2024
On the heels of Hurricane Helene, our country is finding ways to help out neighbors in need. Originally created as a way to honor military and first responders, America’s Wall of Honor is now lending a hand to those affected most. They were loading up their trucks with donations for those affected by Hurricane Helene.The organization said they would be taking donations through Friday, Oct. 4, when they were set to leave from Omaha, Nebraska, to head to North Carolina.They’ll were accepting bottled water, baby diapers, baby formula, non-perishable food items, work gloves, and toilet paper. After hearing about the impact of the hurricane, the organization was moved.”This area is devastated. They just don’t have it, and they won’t be getting it anytime soon,” said organization founder Tim Lampros.The idea to help after Helene happened on a whim. “We discussed it earlier this morning, and before I knew it, in an hour, things were rolling,” said organization volunteer Sharon Orduna.They found a unique way to provide aid to states hundreds of miles away.”We have these two wonderful tractor-trailers here. And, why not try and help our fellow citizens down South?” said Orduna.Normally transportation for a monument wall to military and first responders, the trailers will soon be transporting food, water, and other necessities.”Now it’s like we found a second mission, and that is, when the wall’s not out, we have these beautiful trucks that have been donated to us to use for other patriotic missions,” said Lampros.Lampros says it’s a chance to build bridges between communities. “You’re our neighbors, and you’re our friends, and you’re our fellow patriot citizens, we want to help you as well,” said Lampros.Volunteers with family impacted by the storm are amazed that they can help from here in Omaha.”Knowing that this is going to probably in some way affect my own family down south, it’s just amazing,” said Orduna.Together, the two trucks have a capacity of 40 tons, and organizers were hoping that capacity would be reached.
On the heels of Hurricane Helene, our country is finding ways to help out neighbors in need.
Originally created as a way to honor military and first responders, America’s Wall of Honor is now lending a hand to those affected most. They were loading up their trucks with donations for those affected by Hurricane Helene.
The organization said they would be taking donations through Friday, Oct. 4, when they were set to leave from Omaha, Nebraska, to head to North Carolina.
They’ll were accepting bottled water, baby diapers, baby formula, non-perishable food items, work gloves, and toilet paper.
After hearing about the impact of the hurricane, the organization was moved.
“This area is devastated. They just don’t have it, and they won’t be getting it anytime soon,” said organization founder Tim Lampros.
The idea to help after Helene happened on a whim.
“We discussed it earlier this morning, and before I knew it, in an hour, things were rolling,” said organization volunteer Sharon Orduna.
They found a unique way to provide aid to states hundreds of miles away.
“We have these two wonderful tractor-trailers here. And, why not try and help our fellow citizens down South?” said Orduna.
Normally transportation for a monument wall to military and first responders, the trailers will soon be transporting food, water, and other necessities.
“Now it’s like we found a second mission, and that is, when the wall’s not out, we have these beautiful trucks that have been donated to us to use for other patriotic missions,” said Lampros.
Lampros says it’s a chance to build bridges between communities.
“You’re our neighbors, and you’re our friends, and you’re our fellow patriot citizens, we want to help you as well,” said Lampros.
Volunteers with family impacted by the storm are amazed that they can help from here in Omaha.
“Knowing that this is going to probably in some way affect my own family down south, it’s just amazing,” said Orduna.
Together, the two trucks have a capacity of 40 tons, and organizers were hoping that capacity would be reached.
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