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After weekend flooding, Tennesseans step up to help
David Clark Scott
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee described the aftermath of flooding in Humphreys County, which left 19 dead Saturday, as tragic: 鈥淗omes washed off their foundations, cars strewn about the community. It is a devastating picture of loss and heartache.鈥澛�
But the portraits of heartache are also colored with hues of courage, compassion, and resilience.聽
As floodwaters rose Saturday, courage flowed. Two brothers on a jet ski shuttled 15 people to safety, including Amanda Maples of Waverly, .听听
And in the aftermath, Tennesseans are responding with generosity.聽
鈥� The Mount Juliet High School football team 鈥� which lost its athletic facilities in a tornado last year聽鈥� is sending equipment to the Waverly High School football team. 鈥淥ne [thing] that as soon as possible. For nothing else, it takes their mind off of what they鈥檙e going home to,鈥� Mount Juliet coach Trey Perry told WKRN-TV in Nashville.
鈥� On Monday, Kelley Porter gave a secondhand Toyota Matrix to Kirstin Wiggins, a mother of four, who lost everything. 鈥淕od is good and ,鈥� Ms. Wiggins told WKRN-TV.
鈥� Even as state and local relief agencies arrived, people dropped off fresh produce and canned food at the Waverly Cafe, and the owners fired up a grill outside and offered free burgers Monday afternoon.
Waverly resident Chelsea Christman turned her home into a donation hub. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 what we do here,鈥� she told The Tennessean. 鈥�. We pitch in and help care for one another when they鈥檙e in need.鈥�
