Scotty McCreery is offering suggestions for how his fans can help in the recovery efforts following the devastating Hurricane Helene. McCreery, who lives in North Carolina, shared a letter on social media, signed by him and his wife, Gabi, with a few organizations that they personally support.

“It’s tough to find the words, but Gabi and I have been so sad to see the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene,” McCreery writes. “This storm has affected so many people, many of them are our personal friends and neighbors. I see a lot of you asking on here how to help those in need in Western North Carolina, East Tennessee Southwestern Virginia, Georgia, and Florida.

“If you are able to help financially, here are three organizations that we love and have personally donated to,” he continues. “They are doing amazing work to help those devastated communities.”

McCreery goes on to list Samaritan’s Purse, Greater Good Music and Baptists on Mission as those three charities, before sharing why this cause is so personal to him.

 

“These mountains are where Gabi and I got engaged, and where we got married,” McCreery says. “These mountains are where I wrote my last album. We named our first son after Avery County, a place we now call home. The views are amazing, but the people there are what make these mountains so special, and those people need our help. However you choose to help, be it one of these three organizations, another group, donating supplies, or even just your supplies, thank you.”

This isn’t the first time McCreery has spoken about the damage caused by Hurricane Helene. In the immediate aftermath, the 30-year-old shared his thoughts on seeing his home state face so much loss.

“It’s devastating,” McCreery tells American Songwriter. “We’re trying to do what we can to help. We’re in talks with the other artists about doing some kind of thing … Places are just completely gone.

McCreery adds that he wishes he could be there, in-person with a chainsaw to help. “It’s very sad, for sure … People used to go to the mountains to get away from the hurricanes. It feels like a once-in-a-thousand-year kind of thing for sure.”

McCreery isn’t the only artist from North Carolina who is pitching in to help. Eric Church ust announced he is donating all of the proceeds from his new song, “Darkest Hour,” to help recovery efforts.

“This is for the folks who show up in the hardest times, offering a hand when it’s most needed, and standing tall when others can’t,” Church says. “Even in your darkest hour, they come running. When the night’s at its blackest, this is for those who are holding the light, guiding the lost and pulling us through. The message of the song specifically in this time is about Hurricane Helene and the people that need help, but in a broader view, it’s about any challenging times that we have in our life, which we’ll all have.

“And it’s always important to know that in your darkest hour, there are people that will come running, there are people that will help,” he adds. “And I think it’s also important to be one of the people that go running when other people need help.”

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