Erin Napier Shares How to Help Mississippi Areas Hit by Devastating Easter Sunday Tornadoes
Terrible storms and two tornadoes hit Jones County, Mississippi, and surrounding areas on Easter Sunday.
HGTV stars (and nearby Laurel, Mississippi natives) Erin and Ben Napier took to Instagram to share how followers can help people rebuild.
On Sunday, April 12—Easter Sunday—two tornadoes ripped through Jones County and several surrounding counties, leaving many families to deal with unthinkable loss in an already difficult time.
To help shed light on the situation, Erin Napier took to Instagram to share the news and ask for help.
A post shared by Erin Napier (@erinapier) on Apr 13, 2020 at 6:13am PDT
On Monday, April 13, the HGTV Home Town star shared a photo of someone holding a print that reads “Hometown Strong.” She captioned the snap, “Imagine this: You’ve lost your job to the virus or you’ve been working from home to keep your salary when a catastrophic mile-wide F4/5 tornado rips your home away from you. On Easter Sunday. While your babies were still excited about the Easter bunny’s visit earlier that morning. That’s the unimaginable thing facing so, so many of our friends and neighbors today after yesterday’s weather. It is breathtaking. We have to lean into each other to survive it. Tonight if you’re watching the new episode of #HGTVHomeTown and thinking you love this charming town, please open your hearts to helping.”
A post shared by The Glory House-Laurel, MS (@thegloryhouselaurel) on Apr 12, 2020 at 11:05pm PDT
Erin went on to share that 100 percent of the proceeds from Laurel Mercantile's Hometown Strong print will go toward the organizations feeding and dressing displaced families. And, if you can do without the print but still want to help, you can Venmo a donation to The Glory House (@glory-house), which is one of Laurel’s most reputable volunteer crisis organizations, or head to their Instagram for more ways to contribute.
As if spreading the word to her nearly 500,000 followers wasn’t helpful enough, Erin shared that her family is actually getting involved firsthand. In one of Ben's recent posts, he offered free wood to anyone who may need it for tornado repair. Talk about a couple of hometown heroes.
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