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- ABC News
- September 15, 2018
Hurricane Florence victims get help from business
Beer breweries big and small are offering free water.
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Kitchen in Wilmington full speed! 10k meals here plus 5k meals in Raleigh! And ready to double or more if necessary! #ChefsForCarolinas @WCKitchen @WilmingtonPD @RedCrossENC @NC_Governor we need volunteers In Wilmington. 127 South College Road, Wilmington NC pic.twitter.com/KGjaKLFlII
— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) September 15, 2018
Ok ok! We are already feeding 14 shelters today, tomorrow more. We have a plan! Now let’s deliver it! ?@RedCross? ?@RedCrossENC? ?@RedCrossSC? ?@fema? ?@FEMA_Brock? ?@NC_Governor? ?@RoyCooperNC? pic.twitter.com/mQgMOoTVjp
— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) September 15, 2018
Ready to send food to the shelters in Wilmington! #ChefsForCarolinas @WilmingtonPD @NC_Governor we are full speed...16 k plus meals today! pic.twitter.com/pz0c3QtIvJ
— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) September 15, 2018
This family called 9-11 because they are cut off in downtown Wilmington with no food. So we responded! Trees and power lines down everywhere... the team almost couldn’t make it. The situation is not good... @WCKitchen is doing its best to support everyone. pic.twitter.com/b3KNb06dit
— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) September 15, 2018
Pepsi is giving back to its birthplace -- New Bern, North Carolina -- which was overwhelmed by torrential flooding from Florence.
The PepsiCo Foundation said it's donating $1 million to relief agencies and 350,000 meals to help those devastated by the storm.
New Bern \"is the birthplace of Pepsi,\" Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi tweeted. \"We wouldn’t be here without you and we are here for you now and always. #NewBernStrong\"
#NewBernNC is the birthplace of @Pepsi. We wouldn’t be here without you and we are here for you now and always. #NewBernStrong https://t.co/osMNWcsuY1
— Indra Nooyi (@IndraNooyi) September 15, 2018
Further up the coast in New Jersey, Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City opened its doors to let Hurricane Florence evacuees stay for free.
Amazon is also stepping in to help. It debuted a new Alexa donations feature, which enables customers to donate to the Red Cross by saying: “Alexa, donate to Hurricane Florence disaster relief.”
Photos: Cleanup begins in the areas damaged by Hurricane Florence
Offline, the company has prepped 40 of its warehouses east of the Mississippi with Amazon-donated products that can be shipped as needed. The company, which recently hit a $1 trillion valuation, also donated 100,000 food items and more than 30,000 bottles of water to Feeding America, Amazon announced in a blog post.
Tesla is helping its owners by expanding the battery capacity for affected customers until mid-October. The eligible Model S and Model X vehicles with 40kWh, 60kWh and 70kWh batteries will have their capacity expanded to 60kWh or 75kWh in the affected areas, according to a company spokesman.
Tesla also opened up all of its express-charging stations in South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Georgia to allow free charging of its cars.
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