Thanks for All the Volunteers Who Helped After the Floods

I would like to thank all of the OVEC volunteers, all the Mountain Justice Summer volunteers, and everyone who came to Mingo County to give their time, resources and strength. Thank you for all of your assistance during the flooding that took place in Varney, upper Pigeon community and surrounding areas.

Your hard work and emotional support were greatly appreciated. Many people say, "What can we do, how can we help?" But you came in, rolled up your sleeves and worked side by side with our people.

Your hands-on attitude made a wonderful difference to our communities. Many of our people were stranded and could not get to supplies at the Bill Snodgrass Community Center in Varney, but you volunteers were willing to take the water and supplies to them, even though it often meant walking hollers while making repairs, delivering hot food, and most of all delivering heartfelt encouragement. You made our burdens lighter and many times your smiles brought us a ray of sunshine on an otherwise rainy day.

God bless you for everything you did to assist us. Its great to know Americans still see a need to help one another through crisis. It has been said the greatest things in life are free. I believe the greatest things in life happen when people give of themselves to help others.

Thank you for giving the greatest things in life to our people.

Sincerely,
Patricia Bragg, Pie, WV