North Carolina Helene victims ‘left behind’ get help from star-studded Concert for Carolina

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – More than 80,000 Americans from crossed North Carolina and nan state traveled to Charlotte for Concert for Carolina connected Saturday, a use show donating 100% of proceeds to those impacted by Hurricane Helene successful nan occidental portion of nan state.

Country euphony stars Luke Combs and Eric Church, who are some from occidental North Carolina, organized nan star-studded show that included performances from James Taylor, Keith Urban, Billy Strings and others, positive astonishment appearances from Nicole Kidman and Randy Travis, to thief those impacted by Helene and ended up raising $24.5 million.

"I person been volunteering pinch nan hurricane relief, and I spot wherever they request a batch much thief than what they're being given, truthful this is simply a awesome opportunity to perceive to music, which I love, and thief nan group who request it astir who person been near down by nan group who should beryllium helping them," Jessica White of eastbound Tennessee told Fox News Digital.

She added that group are still "sleeping successful tents" arsenic temperatures driblet successful nan mountains.

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Jessica White, who has been volunteering successful occidental North Carolina, says group impacted by Hurricane Helene person been "left behind." (Fox News Digital)

"That's horrible. And it's moreover much horrible erstwhile we person illegals sleeping successful hotels but our ain taxpaying citizens are sleeping successful tents because a hurricane destroyed their home," White added.

Sherry from Denver, North Carolina, echoed that aforesaid sentiment.

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Sherry from Denver, N.C., thinks "a mostly of nan state has moved connected and has nary thought location are still group sleeping successful tents." (Fox News Digital)

"I deliberation if we did for our American citizens what we did for forbidden entrants into this country, we'd beryllium successful a overmuch amended place," she said, adding that she thinks "a mostly of nan state has moved connected and has nary thought location are still group sleeping successful tents."

"Good aged friends and neighbors person stepped up, and I deliberation they'll beryllium alright."

Many of nan attendees who said to Fox News Digital connected Saturday had seen nan demolition successful areas astir Asheville themselves erstwhile they drove hours from their homes to present supplies and unpaid their clip to thief group rebuild. 

Many of nan attendees who said to Fox News Digital connected Saturday had seen nan demolition successful areas astir Asheville themselves erstwhile they drove hours from their homes to present supplies and unpaid their clip to thief group rebuild. (Fox News Digital)

One family from Avery County said a character fell connected their location during nan storm, and they drove to Charlotte for nan performance to flight immoderate of nan accent they've dealt pinch complete nan past month.

Church announced during nan show that his charitable organization, Chief Cares, was donating 100 homes to those successful request aft Helene, which killed 98 group successful North Carolina unsocial and much than 250 crossed nan Southeast. North Carolina Gov. Cooper estimates that harm to nan authorities totals astir $53 billion.

Luke Combs and Eric Church execute astatine Concert For Carolina astatine Bank of America Stadium connected Oct. 26, 2024 successful Charlotte, N.C. (John Shearer/Getty Images for Concert For Carolina)

"We've travel up pinch a scheme called Blueprint for nan Blue Ridge. We're going to put 100 families successful homes that person mislaid their homes successful Avery County and nan surrounding areas — 1 of nan worst deed areas. In an area that I spent half of my years, an area I've had a batch of inspiration and gained a batch of inspiration, successful an area I've made 5 records in. And we're going to spell and support those group successful their community, put a tile complete their heads, fto them interact pinch their community, fto them beryllium a portion of their community, and fto them thief rebuild nan community."

Hosts Marty Smith of ESPN and Caleb Pressley of Barstool Sports announced during nan show that Dolly Parton had directed $1 cardinal to Concert for Carolina done a aid from Amazon's Jeff Bezos, which he dedicated to Dolly specifically "to nonstop to causes that she cares about," Smith said connected Saturday.

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Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman speak astatine nan Concert For Carolina astatine Bank of America Stadium connected Oct. 26, 2024, successful Charlotte, N.C. (John Shearer/Getty Images for Concert For Carolina)

Earlier this month, nan state fable donated $1 cardinal of her ain money to the Mountain Ways Foundation to support Hurricane Helene alleviation efforts. Parton's Dollywood besides contributed an further $1 cardinal to nan relief.

On Saturday greeting earlier nan show, Church and Combs shared stories pinch Fox News Digital astir their memories of occidental North Carolina arsenic they reflected connected nan wide demolition caused by Helene.

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The stadium lit up during Eric Church's capacity astatine nan Concert for Carolina. (Audrey Conklin/Fox News Digital)

"I retrieve location was immoderate video of an area that I knew intimately successful occidental North Carolina, and … I didn't cognize what I was looking at. It was stunning to maine to spot this area that I grew up in, that I knew, that I nary longer recognized," Church said. 

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Combs recalled a U-Haul dealership he was fired from arsenic a teenager.

"There's a Walgreens connected 1 broadside of Tunnel Road, and there's a U-Haul dealership connected nan different side, and I really worked 1 summertime astatine that peculiar U-Haul dealership. I sewage fired from that job, and … I came home, I was astir apt 20 years old, and I told my parents I sewage laid off. They knew that was a lie," Combs recalled.

Combs added that it was "sobering to spot truthful galore places that" he had walked pinch his "own 2 feet, particularly successful Asheville," destroyed by nan hurricane. He mentioned MANNA nutrient bank, 1 of his chosen charities to use from nan Concert for Carolina show and wherever he and his mother utilized to volunteer, saw terrible harm from nan storm.

James Taylor performs astatine nan Concert For Carolina astatine Bank of America Stadium connected Oct. 26, 2024 successful Charlotte, N.C. ( John Shearer/Getty Images for Concert For Carolina)

"Very typical spot for me. A batch of memories there, and I conscionable dislike to spot nan information that it's in," Combs said.

All proceeds will beryllium divided arsenic and distributed to Combs' and Church's organizations of their choosing successful support of alleviation efforts crossed nan Carolinas and nan Southeast, according to a property release. 

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Combs’ information will beryllium distributed among Samaritan's Purse, MANNA Food Bank and Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC.

Church’s organization, Chief Cares, is focused connected helping established charities and organizations that are well-managed, organized and tin expedite assistance straight to nan families affected by Hurricane Helene.

Fox News' Ashley Hume contributed to this report.