State officials are comparing the breadth of the damage to the catastrophic floods that hit Appalachia in 1985, when rivers reach nearly 32 feet.    Some counties are reporting that it was the worst flood in over 50 years!

Two elderly men died and nearly 2,000 homes were damaged or destroyed by high waters, mud and fire.  Bridges and roads were wiped out and homes were moved from their foundation … some pushed more than 50 yards from their base.   Clothes, furniture, tools and food were ruined. 

Entire families are homeless, affecting the lives of many of the children and senior citizens in the area. 

Schools were closed in parts of Appalachia.  More than 250 students were stranded by high water at three West Virginia schools.   A CAP youth and teen center was flooded.

The people of Appalachia need your help right now!   And you can help by supporting CAP’s Operation Relief.  Items such as windows, bedding and blankets, clothes, food and water, just to name a few are urgently needed. 

Won’t you help us send emergency relief to the devastated areas of Appalachia?   Won’t you send the largest gift you can today to help the people of Appalachia – many of whom lost everything!  

Please help us help those in need.  Give as generously as you can gift to help the families rebuild their lives after being devastated by the recent flood.   The more you give and the sooner you give, the more we can do!   

Funds received in excess of what is needed to support Operation Relief will be distributed to other essential CAP programs.