CPR Sorting Warehouse

CPR SORTING WAREHOUSE

We went to the CPR Warehouse, which stands for Connecting People & Resources.  It began after Hurricane Matthew a couple years ago in response to the needs that arose after that storm.  Wallyce, the individual heading up the organization, was finalizing Hurricane Matthew needs and using the warehouse for storage for a few items.  That’s when Hurricane Florence hit and suddenly there was a great need once again.  The warehouse began receiving hundreds of donations and filled quickly.  The families in need were also in the hundreds and Wallyce began pairing up people and families with supplies and furniture.  Wallyce's CPR effort is on her volunteer time and she works full time outside of the CPR.  So in what limited time she has off of work, she is sorting and organizing supplies, filling out paperwork for families, and pairing families up with supplies they need.  Her second warehouse holds heavy appliances, bed frames, mattresses, and other very heavy items requiring a forklift to move around and organize.  There have been so many donations that her sorting project is overwhelming.  We were able to help for one and a half hours to sort through bags of clothing that were donated into the correct sizes and hung on hangers.  We folded bins of scarves and unloaded boxes of donated items into the proper areas of the warehouse so they would be more easily found and accessed.  So much more help is needed to organize and sort through everything there.  But we are glad that we could help with a few of the boxes & bags.