WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WKBW) — Just days after returning from taking a trailer filled with donations to Hurricane Helene victims, two Western New Yorkers are heading back — this time with even more donations and more volunteers.
Shawn McMahon and Tim Berry of Erie County Blotter were wrapping up their second donation drive on Monday on the lawn of Berry's home in Williamsville.
More than a dozen volunteers were there to load up five box trucks with everything from bottled water and diapers to chainsaws and generators.
“We came back up to see a huge outpouring of support from Western New York that heard about us making our trip down," McMahon told 7 News. "So we wanted to make a second trip to help even more people.”
A convoy of trucks is scheduled to head out Tuesday morning toward Tennessee.
“We have a lot of help and we couldn't do it without all the help," Berry said. "We all went from strangers to friends.”
They are no longer accepting physical donations because they've filled up all five of the trucks they're taking, but are still accepting monetary donations through their Facebook page.
You can find links to our previous stories with other ways you can help below:
- Here's how you can help victims of Hurricane Helene
- 'It's what we had to do': WNY 'Robin Hood' bringing food and supplies to North Carolina
- 'We can make something happen': West Seneca Lions Club collecting donations for hurricane victims
- 'I'm trying to process it all': Asheville Bills Backers help Hurricane Helene victims
- Western New Yorkers continue to rally relief for victims of Hurricane Helene and are looking for your help
- 'Just something Buffalo does': Western New Yorkers driving south for Hurricane Helene relief
- 'WNY always comes together': Western New Yorkers helping Hurricane Helene victims
- WNY organizations rallying volunteers and support for Hurricane Helene relief efforts
- 'An incredibly helpless feeling': 3 WNY families share their stories from Hurricane Helene
