Pender County Sheriff's Office
"Hurricane Helpers "
Written for the Pender County, NC Sheriff's Office
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Community organizations (Burgaw Lions Club, Surf City Rotary) and businesses (Burry Chocolates, Hampstead Hardware) helped defray the cost of the book by purchasing sponsorship pages.
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Hurricane Helene devasted communities in Western North Carolina. In response to a plea from the Mitchel County Sheriff’s Office, Pender County sent five deputies to help with the recovery efforts. But, when Captain Hankins offered the team’s assistance to a local church, the pastor turned them down. The team wondered, was this a wasted trip or would they be able to help?
Hurricane Helpers describes the response performed by sheriff’s deputies from Pender County, North Carolina, who went to help Mitchell County recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Helene. Using the Bradshaw Fire & Rescue Station as their operating base, the deputies, between October 12-17, 2024, helped the Greene Mountain community and the congregation of the Upper Pigeon Forge Freewill Baptist Church recover from the devastation.
The Pender County deputies (Captain Naz Hankins, Detective Sergeant Matthew English, Detective Sergeant Mark Lobel, Detective Dylan Harnish, and Deputy Robert Pate) who assisted Mitchel County are drawn as the characters in the story.
Hurricane Helpers is part of the “Glad to do it!” series of children’s picture books that thank and honor first responders and nurses for serving and protecting their community.
Hurricane Helpers describes the response performed by sheriff’s deputies from Pender County, North Carolina, who went to help Mitchell County recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Helene. Using the Bradshaw Fire & Rescue Station as their operating base, the deputies, between October 12-17, 2024, helped the Greene Mountain community and the congregation of the Upper Pigeon Forge Freewill Baptist Church recover from the devastation.
The Pender County deputies (Captain Naz Hankins, Detective Sergeant Matthew English, Detective Sergeant Mark Lobel, Detective Dylan Harnish, and Deputy Robert Pate) who assisted Mitchel County are drawn as the characters in the story.
Hurricane Helpers is part of the “Glad to do it!” series of children’s picture books that thank and honor first responders and nurses for serving and protecting their community.
