The owner of a West Allis construction company is returning to North Carolina this weekend, on a mission of mercy. It’s a hometown effort to help the area still trying to recover from Hurricane Helene. 12 News first met Dan Terrill at Brew City Builders a few weeks ago in West Allis before he headed to North Carolina with a load of donated clothing and supplies for those devastated by Hurricane Helene. He said Friday it didn’t go exactly as planned.”There was no service no cell phones or nothing. And the roads that were on our map wasn’t there anymore, so we were lost,” Terrill said. “It was dark. There were no lights, no street signs.”On a mountain road with just inches of clearance on the sides, he said he wasn’t sure what would come next. It was then he came upon a camp of the Army’s 101st Airborne Division, also there on a relief mission. “They said it was a miracle we made it there at night,” Terrill said. “We actually parked the truck and trailer on their helicopter pad, because it was the only place we could park, and they fed us. They were awesome. There was a missionary group there. I’m still getting kind of choked up, it was an amazing experience,” he said.So much so that he’s doing it again this weekend, accepting the final donations on Friday.He’ll take the same truck and trailer he had last time, while a neighboring business owner from JJ Enterprises is joining him this time with an even larger load. “The response from everybody was so huge, and we got so much stuff, so we’re heading back,” Terrill said.This time, it’s to help the victims prepare for the days ahead, knowing it will be a very long recovery from Helene.”Winter coats, sweatshirts, sleeping bags, blankets, camping stove propane,” Terrill said, listing just some of the items they’re taking to the area around Burnsville, North Carolina. All of it is donated by people here, moved by Terrill’s first trip. “Trying to show the good Wisconsin love, you know?” Terrill said. They’re expecting to arrive Sunday morning. Terrill said he’s learned his lesson about trying to navigate the hills and mountains in the dark.
The owner of a West Allis construction company is returning to North Carolina this weekend, on a mission of mercy. It’s a hometown effort to help the area still trying to recover from Hurricane Helene.
12 News first met Dan Terrill at Brew City Builders a few weeks ago in West Allis before he headed to North Carolina with a load of donated clothing and supplies for those devastated by Hurricane Helene. He said Friday it didn’t go exactly as planned.
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“There was no service no cell phones or nothing. And the roads that were on our map wasn’t there anymore, so we were lost,” Terrill said. “It was dark. There were no lights, no street signs.”
On a mountain road with just inches of clearance on the sides, he said he wasn’t sure what would come next. It was then he came upon a camp of the Army’s 101st Airborne Division, also there on a relief mission.
“They said it was a miracle we made it there at night,” Terrill said. “We actually parked the truck and trailer on their helicopter pad, because it was the only place we could park, and they fed us. They were awesome. There was a missionary group there. I’m still getting kind of choked up, it was an amazing experience,” he said.
So much so that he’s doing it again this weekend, accepting the final donations on Friday.
He’ll take the same truck and trailer he had last time, while a neighboring business owner from JJ Enterprises is joining him this time with an even larger load.
“The response from everybody was so huge, and we got so much stuff, so we’re heading back,” Terrill said.
This time, it’s to help the victims prepare for the days ahead, knowing it will be a very long recovery from Helene.
“Winter coats, sweatshirts, sleeping bags, blankets, camping stove propane,” Terrill said, listing just some of the items they’re taking to the area around Burnsville, North Carolina.
All of it is donated by people here, moved by Terrill’s first trip.
“Trying to show the good Wisconsin love, you know?” Terrill said.
They’re expecting to arrive Sunday morning. Terrill said he’s learned his lesson about trying to navigate the hills and mountains in the dark.
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