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Relief Sources

• Map of useful information
• Misc Resource Map
• Helicopter Relief Operations: Supplies and Flight Assistance [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) 919-497-5511 Ext 1
• Carolina Emergency Response Team Operation Rotor Blade has 12 helicopters
• CAJUN NAVY 833.225.8616
• JAARS (Helicopters)
• Official resources and FAQ
• NC Relief GoFundMe
• BPR How To Help WNC Victims
• Buncombe Ready
• Horseshoe Farm in Hendersonville is helping with search and rescue operation

WIFI Locations

• Citizen Vinyl
• Moxy Hotel
• The Plug Shop
• Center for Craft
• Patton Ave Pet Co
• Mosaic Cafe in Biltmore Park
• Waynesville Lowe's
• North Asheville Library

Pharmacies

• Database of open pharmacies
• CVSes that are open:
  • Smokey Park HWY Asheville, NC 28806
  • Asheville HWY Brevard, NC 28712
  • Spartanburg HWY, Hendersonville, NC 28792
  • Hendersonville Rd, Fletcher, NC 28732
  • Russ Ave, Waynesville, NC 28786
  • Long Shoals Rd Arden, NC 28704
• Free Emergency Prescription refills through Pardee, Fleming St, Hendersonville, They can refill nearly everything including insulin. There will also be providers there who can see patients!

Driving conditions

• DriveNC - Road closures

Utilities

• Duke Energy power outage map
• Water Boil Advisories

Miscellaneous

• Business and school closures
• For non-emergency situations such as downed trees, debris, powerline concerns, call City of Asheville at: 828-250-6650
• DIY guides for post-flood cleanup
• Facebook group that is organizing help and requests
• Google Doc for missing people

Shelters

• WNC Agricultural Center (Davis Building, Gate 5)
• Hotels accepting locals
• Code Purple shelter for single men: Veteran’s Restoration Quarters, 1329 Tunnel Road, Asheville 28805 - 828-259-5333
• Code Purple shelter for single women and women with children: Transformation Village, 30 Olin Haven Way, Asheville 28806 - 828-259-5365

Pets:

• October 1 Animal Hospital North Asheville is open starting at 9am (no end time posted) for “urgent med pickup, urgent Rx food pickup, animal first aid, and euthanasia services should they be needed” They say to stay in your car and a staff member will come to you. Urgent requests only
• Bright vet will also be open 10-2 through at least Friday, Airport Rd, Arden. All appointments will be walk-in only as we currently have no way to schedule. We are not providing preventive care services such as routine vaccines, boosters, etc at this time. We are prioritizing urgent care cases and can refill some prescriptions.

Grocery Stores

• Publix on Hendersonville Road is open and reportedly has water
• Black Mountain Ingles is open - cash only
• Sam's Club on Patton is open
• Whole Foods on Tunnel and Merrimon is open
• Ingles on Charlotte Highway is open
• WNC Farmers Market on Brevard Rd has tons of food, in particular produce. No lines and they have power. Most vendors are cash only. But this is a great alternative to grocery stores.

Supplies and water handed out at Wednesday 10/2:

• Fletcher United Methodist handing out food water and diapers on 10/2
• Calvary Baptist Church/Redeemer Anglican Church on Haywood Rd in West Asheville
  • Water, gatorade, pantry items, canned foods, formula, diapers, wipes, generators, chainsaws
• Black Mountain Ingles distributing supplies, unclear if they’re free or not
• Carolina Day School, Hendersonville Rd, Asheville will be distributing water from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. all week.
• Manna Food Bank giving out food  10:00 AM - 12:00 PM in two locations:
  • 10AM-12PM - Southwestern Community College-Swain Campus Almond School Rd. Bryson City
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Aston Park Towers, S French Broad Avenue, Asheville
• PVA, Deaverview, or Hillcrest apartments, water is being distributed at the community centers. They will have Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner will be handed out at these times:
  • Breakfast: 10:00 am
  • Lunch: 12:00 pm
  • Dinner: 6:00 pm
• Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church Edgewood Rd, Asheville, NC 28804, 9am
  • water, toilet paper, toothpaste, canned goods, non-perishable food, etc.
• Groce Methodist Church on Tunnel Road in East Asheville is handing out warm meals 2PM to whenever they run out each day