BES Community Teams with Hearts with Hands…

Our Bethel families are so blessed and our school wants to reach out and help the many victims of Hurricane Harvey by joining with Hearts with Hands in Asheville, NC. This organization is willing to take our items to Texas so we can help make a difference, even miles away.   Our school, will begin tomorrow bringing in donations and we would love your help!!  At our school information table, across from the PTO table in the foyer by the office, there will be papers with all of the items that Hearts with Hands are accepting.  Food, Cleaning supplies, Children’s Items, are just a few of the categories they are needing help with.  Please get a paper before you leave tonight so we can begin bringing in items to help the Texans that have such a tremendous need.  Thank you for your generosity and support in this project.  We want our Bethel students to have compassion and empathy towards others and what a great way for our community to rally together to support others that need help.  Also, a big shout out to the Blankenship family, Christy/Ryan and their children, as they made us aware of Hearts with Hands and helped us put this project into motion.  Boxes have been placed in our foyer beside the fireplace.  When students come in in the morning, please have them place any donations in the boxes.

Hearts with Hands items for Hurricane Victims-2

Hurricane Harvey in Numbers

“The word catastrophic does not appropriately describe what we’re facing,” said Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who represents much of Houston. “We just don’t know when it’s going to end.”

40 inches of rainfall fell from Thursday to Monday in Dayton, TX

50 inches the amount of rain that Houston areas receive in a year, they are experiencing in one week

130 mph winds measured when Harvey made Landfall

1961 the last year a category 4 hit the Texas coast

13 million people under flood watches and warnings

450,000 people who will be seeking assistance from FEMA

350,000 people who continue to be out of power

62 counties under disaster declaration

14 people have lost their lives