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Share Your Stories of Good Samaritans and Thanks

There are countless stories of neighbors, churches, and strangers pitching in to help people who were affected by the tornadoes in Wake County on Saturday. Many are from volunteer organizations such as Samaritan’s Purse and Baptist Men, but many others are just helpful individuals. Whatever the circumstances, if you’d like to share a full story, [...]

April 19, 2011Comments OffRead More

Granite Falls Swim Club Offers Help For Tornado Victims

April 18, 2011 Comments Off

Granite Falls Swim Club is one of many businesses that is stepping in to help people who need assistance after the tornadoes that hit the Wake Forest and Rolesville areas on Saturday. The club sent out an e-mail today offering its showers and more. It also included a list of items needed by the emergency [...]

Sen. Hagan to Visit Heritage High School Storm Shelter

April 18, 2011 2 Comments

U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan will be touring different parts of the state today to view damage caused by Saturday’s tornadoes. She will be in Bertie County in the morning, and in Wake Forest at 3:45 p.m. She will visit Heritage High School, which is serving as a Triangle Red Cross emergency shelter for people who [...]

Citizen Journalists Record Images of Tornado Damage in Raleigh

April 17, 2011 Comments Off

A Raleigh resident posted this video to YouTube after he recorded the damage from around S. Saunders St. in Raleigh. The videographer, who’s YouTube username is zzzzzoinks, walked around a severely damaged area. Also, the Raleigh Public Record news site recorded some of the damage. DWF StaffThe staff at Destination Wake Forest is proud to [...]

Heritage High School is Disaster Shelter

April 17, 2011 Comments Off

Anyone in need of a place to stay tonight, Heritage High School on Forestville Road is open as a shelter with Red Cross personnel on hand to assist. The shelter has supplies for people who need them after the tornado that moved through Raleigh and Rolesville today. DWF StaffThe staff at Destination Wake Forest is [...]