During a WCPI interview with reporter and radio personality, Bill Zechman, Warren County Commissioner and Tennessee College of Applied Science Instructor Randy England, and Central Church of Christ Elder Allen Henegar shared how Warren County residents went above and beyond with Hurricane Helene relief and continue to provide help.
England is currently working with students at TCAT on a cooled trailer which will help residents in Waynesville, N.C.
In addition to the new cooled trailer, England will also be making another propane delivery to people in need in Waynesville.
“I started this about two and a half months ago and I got in contact with a man in North Carolina, whose name is John Ward,” England said. “He has a YouTube channel and he is very well known and very popular. He said we have people living in campers and you need to talk to them. So, I made some calls and I found out they had plenty of clothes, they had a suitable amount of food, but what they didn’t have is propane.”
England managed to bring 59 tanks of propane to the people of Waynesville during his first trip and has made multiple trips since then bringing a total of 850 gallons of propane to those in need. The multiple shipments of propane were paid for or donated by members of the Warren County community and an employee at an unnamed local propane dealership.
England has also purchased multiple appliances that have been converted to use propane to improve the living conditions of the people of Waynesville.
After, a meeting of elders on Sept. 26 Central Church of Christ decided to send $10,000 to the Elizabethton Church of Christ in Elizabethton. The next Sunday’s contribution of $77,575 was also sent to Elizabethton.
“I couldn’t say anything,” Henegar said. “I thought she had put the wrong number down or put a seven instead of a one. I was hoping for $15,000 or $20,000, but $77,000 blew me away.”
In addition to sending money to people displaced by hurricane Helene, the Central Church of Christ was also used as a collection point for supplies that would be sent to people in need.
Anyone who would like to help England in his efforts is encouraged to contact him at (931) 808-3203.
