Governor Cooper arrived in Buncombe County before the Christmas and Hanukkah holidays to share his appreciation for the numerous nonprofit organizations that helped to mobilize the goodwill and strength of local and national volunteers in the wake of Helene. While here, he pitched in to assist with holiday packing efforts at the ABCCM warehouse in Arden. 

For many of us the immediate hours and days after Hurricane Helene's storm cloud lifted, were filled with sorrow, fear, and confusion. Homes were destroyed, neighborhoods reshaped, and lives forever changed.

On a sunny and brisk Saturday afternoon, three buses from Charlotte rolled into the Swannanoa Self Storage lot.