Holler to Holler Flood Relief
Eastern Kentucky and New River Valley, Virginia
**check out our new website at www.hollertoholler.org **
Ways to Participate
August and September 2002
Contribute $$$ to our fundraiser
Donate Supplies
(only those REQUESTED)
Tie Quilts
Aug 30, 3-6pm, Solitude
Come with us to KY!
Sep 2 - 4, 2022
Contribute funds via PayPal at Bit.ly/holler2holler . (If the link does not work, go to
https://www.paypal.com/generosity-network/ and search fundraisers for “Holler to Holler.”
You can drop supplies at Southpaw Cafe (202 S. Main St. Suite 10, Blacksburg) Fri-Sun 10:30a-3:30p or contact Emily Satterwhite .
Come to Solitude (705 Campus Drive) on Tue, Aug 30, between 3-6pm to learn how to tie quilts with Dr. Danille Christensen.
We have space for 15-25 volunteers, depending on faculty/driver availability. We will leave Fri. Sep 2 and return Sun. Sep 4, camping overnight in Letcher County, Kentucky. See "Volunteer" for more info.
Funds will go toward:
Raise $5,000 for a trailer to provide a family a home (see "Donate")
Protective gear for volunteers
Needed supplies (if physical items not donated)
Needed:
Mold control spray
Sprayers
Yard carts, Gorilla carts, wheelbarrows
Sturdy shovels
Books for public school libraries (2 elementary schools and 1 middle school), public libraries, and community centers
Dr. Christensen will complete the quilts and students will deliver them to Kentucky on Sep 2.
Non-student community members welcome to caravan with us! For more information, contact Emily Satterwhite .
Our Partners
With generous funding from Outreach and International Affairs, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Center for Displacement Studies, the Department of Science and Technology in Society, and the Department of Religion and Culture
The Class: APS/STS 3124 Societal Health
Tue/Thur 9:30-10:45a Fall 2022
This Holler to Holler project is designed as one of the Community Engagement Activity options for ASP/STS 3124: Societal Health. Co-taught by Dr. Hester and Dr. Satterwhite, the class examines the importance of social movements and mutual aid for collective well-being.
Dr. Rebecca Hester
Dept of Science and Technology in Society
Dr. Emily Satterwhite
Director of Appalachian Studies, Dept of Religion and Culture