mercury oneA charity organization founded in 2011 by glenn beckWe have partnered with. united cajun navyis a nonprofit organization delivering critical supplies and conducting search and rescue operations in areas affected by Hurricane Helen.
on friday post At X, Mercury One said, “We currently have 50 helicopters conducting SAR and air drops. We have delivered more than 10 tons of supplies to those in need.”
“Don't rely on the federal government,” he said. “They're not here to help you.”
The United Cajun Navy thanked Mercury One for helping it double its Cajun Wing fleet from 25 to 50 helicopters.
Mercury One began delivering supplies to people in North Carolina on Monday.
“It's not about the power of government. It's about the power of people. Thank you for doing more when your government is doing less. To the victims of Hurricane Helen, we are with you and we are with you. We are doing everything we can to help,” the charity said. said.
Thursday, Mercury One said They have already delivered 18,000 pounds of critical supplies this week. charity work continues to collect donations To deliver products to people in need.
Blaze News' Julio Rosas spoke with local people in the affected areas.
John H. Kinard III, a Tennessee pilot and veteran of Aerolux Aviation, told Rosas that he and his team saw the devastation in North Carolina and decided to help. He explained that the federal government is essentially doing nothing.
“There has been a complete and utter lack of federal response,” he said. “I never saw anyone on the ground.”
“Yesterday, Ivanka Trump came and talked to us. Elon Musk's guy is here talking to us. Glenn Beck is here right now talking to us,” Kinard said. told Rosas. “I haven't seen anyone from the federal government work with me at all. No one.”
“Honestly, it just makes me angry. This is our country. We should be taken care of first, not every other country,” he continued. “It infuriates everyone here.”
“We have about 100, 150 volunteers at this site, 90 percent of whom are veterans,” Kinard added.
Over the course of two days, Kinard estimated that the group of volunteers he was with dropped about 100,000 pounds of food, water and medicine.
“This region is in the greatest need of construction workers,” he told Blaze News. “We need road clearance and people to rebuild roads. Many roads are completely destroyed. When I say 'totally destroyed,' they're gone.”
Kinard said he wants other countries to know that “ordinary, everyday Americans are making a difference.”
“Don't rely on the federal government,” he said. “They're not here to help you.”
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