Teens Help 76-Year-Old Widow Rebuild After Hurricane Helene

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When Hurricane Helene tore through the North Carolina mountains and washed away her home, 76-year-old widow Sherry Housley thought her life was over. “It’s all gone,” the 76-year-old widow sobbed, gazing across the ramshackle lot where her house and workshop used to be. Helene was the worst hurricane to strike the North Carolina mountains in decades, damaging or destroying thousands of homes and businesses in Yancey and other nearby counties. True to her word, Stephanie delivered a truckload of lumber and building materials. A crane lifted the house, and cheers went up as the building was set gently on its new foundation.