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Bradley County charity sends aid to Williamson County
Written by Administrator
Friday, 07 May 2010 09:12
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(Nashville, TN) Operation Compassion, based in Bradley County, TN continues to send much needed relief supplies to the flood-stricken region of Williamson and Davidson counties in and around Nashville, TN. A fifth fully-loaded semi arrived in Williamson County on Thursday, May 6. A temporary resource staging area has been set-up in a warehouse provided by Williamson County Mayor, Rogers Anderson. Today’s truck contained 24 pallets of bottled water, Gatorade, cleaning supplies and ready-to-eat food. The donated goods were provided by “Feed the Children” and Publix grocery stores. In a few fast-paced hours on Capitol Hill, State Representative Kevin Brooks (Cleveland), Rep. Charles Sargent (Franklin) and Rep. Phillip Johnson (Pegram), pooled their resources to quickly put together disaster relief action plans. After a few phone calls, Sargent located a Williamson County warehouse, Johnson coordinated distribution teams for Cheatham County and Brooks secured relief supplies through Operation Compassion in Cleveland, TN. Local Franklin pastor, Rev. Charlie Weir of Gateway Church coordinated volunteers for organizing the relief efforts. Pastor Weir commented, “Gateway Church has been looking for tangible ways to serve our community, this is an amazing opportunity to serve.”
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