While this week’s story was published when we were still in 2024, it very much exemplifies the renewed hope and restoration embodied in a new year. A young woman discovered a mission in finding and cleaning up photos in the debris of Hurricane Helene, and being able to return those photographs to their original owners.
Photographic treasures in the wreckage of Helene Helene is the subject of our first 2025 Feel-Good Friday.
After the deadly hurricane in October, Taylor Schenker, who lives in Canton, North Carolina, nearby hard-hit Asheville, found herself with about 200 family photos that didn’t belong to her.
It started after the storm. Schenker’s house weathered Helene well, but she said her friend’s entire home was destroyed by flooding from the Swannanoa River. At least 220 people across six states died in the hurricane, including over 40 in Buncombe…
