Iredell County, NC – As families in Western NC struggle with the lack of so many necessities due to Hurricane Helene, the Longest Table planning committee and event sponsors have made the decision to cancel the event as advertised that was scheduled for Sunday, October 6 and Tuesday, October 8. “Instead of gathering at The Table as a community, we are extending our community’s generosity to Western NC. Cheney Brothers, the food supplier for our Longest Table event, is working with emergency food providers to have the food that was originally intended for our events be delivered to Western NC instead,” says Jody Taylor, Director of Marketing at the United Way of Iredell County. “The planning committee regrets we will no longer be serving a meal to our communities in Iredell County, but we strongly believe this decision embodies our philosophy for this year’s Longest Table: The Power of WE.”

The Longest Table committee members and community volunteers will still be gathering at Mooresville High School off Blue Devil Blvd this Sunday, October 6, and downtown Statesville off North Mulberry Street on Tuesday, October 8, to collect supplies for our neighbors both at home and communities in Western NC. “We would love to see everyone who already planned on experiencing the Power of We come help us show Western NC that WE includes all of North Carolina!” said Taylor. “Not only will we be sending the food west, but we will also be collecting needed items to go to Western NC. In addition, we want to ensure we are taking care of our community right here in Iredell County, so we will still be collecting canned goods for our local Food Pantries as originally planned.”

Collection items to donate are as follows:

Western NC Needs

Baby Wipes

Diapers & Pull-ups

Soap

Toothpaste & Toothbrushes

Disinfectant Wipes

Mooresville & Statesville Community Needs

Canned Vegetables

Canned Fruit

Canned Soup/Pasta

Canned Meat

Canned Milk

South Iredell- Mooresville Details:

Mooresville area will be accepting these donations from 1:00 until 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 6 at Mooresville High School (659 E Center Ave, Mooresville, NC). Please enter Blue Devil Blvd off Center Street to drop off your donation and exit onto Cabarrus Avenue. We kindly ask that you only bring the items being requested due to specific distribution requirements.

North Iredell-Statesville Details:

We will be accepting these donations from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Tuesday, October 8 on N. Mulberry St. Please enter N. Mulberry St. off Walnut Street to drop off your donation and exit onto West End Avenue.  We kindly ask that you only bring the items being requested due to specific distribution requirements.

Thank you to everyone for your understanding and AMAZING support. We are so blessed in our community and even more fortunate to be able to share these blessings with those in need.