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71 THE HERALD-SUN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1992 News from The Chapel Hill Herald covering Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Orange and Chatham counties O RANGE COUNTY do-ravg e ai j _**Ar1k hohdav spt Tornatown shcuv,.:s By DWIGHT MARTIN Thanksgiving meal to people left "We've given out over 100 turkeys," Mayor Horace Johnson, other vol- said. Chapel Hill bureau homeless by the deadly tornado. the Rev. Rick Edwards said. "We've unteers took a break to sample some But they still need money and food. HILLSBOROUGH — Anna Corbett A series of tornadoes struck North probably fed about four [hundred] or banana pudding or a slice of chocolate Because fqdeFal emergency officials had no desire to prepare a traditional Carolina this week, killing four people 500 people in the last three or four pie. Others continued handing out aren't likely' to provide assistance, Thanksgiving feast after this week's and damaging property in 15 counties. days." canned vegetables, baby food, soft church members now encourage peo- tornado ripped a path of death and de- Hillsborough, where two people died Earlier this week, Edwards con- drinks, bottled water and other do- ple to sendirighey,Edwards said. struction through Hillsborough. and dozens were left homeless, suf- ducted a funeral for one of tornado's nated items, which lined the basement Edwards said coming to grips with "I've been here two days," Corbett feied some of the most extensive dam- victims. He said he and other church walls. this week's storm has tried him and said Thursday as she packed boxes of age. members have been exhausted by their During the week, people from Ra- other church members.Still, he said 13,E donated goods in the basement of Fair- Since then, donations have poured efforts to deal with the tragedy and co- leigh, Sanford, Greensboro and Vir- is pleased with the way the tragedy view Baptist Church. "I've turned my into the Fairview Baptist Church, ordinate relief efforts. ginia helped church members sort has brought people together. oven off,and I'm not going to cook." which is off U.S. 70 near the hardest- Still, Edwards spent Thursday mov- through the goods,Edwards said. "It's changed all our lives." Edwards Corbett wasn't alone.,The Mebane hit areas. Volunteers have worked all ing in and out of the church basement, The needs of those who were 'af- said. "It makes me feel so good about resident was joined by dozens of vol- week collecting food and clothes, and coordinating relief efforts with Red fected by the storm are changing.They the human spirit. ...A lot of good has unteers who gathered at the church to preparing meals for those left homeless Cross volunteers. no longer need clothes, which have come out of this—a lot of tragedy sort through donations and serve a by the storm. As Edwards talked with Hillsborough poured into relief agencies, Edwards but a lot of good,too."