{"id":1961,"date":"2025-04-14T09:39:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T09:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=1961"},"modified":"2025-04-14T09:39:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T09:39:50","slug":"eric-church-breaks-ground-on-blue-haven-to-aid-hurricane-helene-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=1961","title":{"rendered":"Eric Church Breaks Ground on ‘Blue Haven’ to Aid Hurricane Helene Victims"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eric Church has traded arenas for Appalachia, breaking ground on a heartfelt new project: a mountain community dubbed \u2018Blue Haven\u2019, built specifically for families displaced by Hurricane Helene. With his signature sunglasses and a hard hat to match, Church stood on a quiet North Carolina hillside as construction began, visibly emotional as he addressed the crowd. \u201cThis is where my soul is at rest,\u201d he said. \u201cAfter everything they\u2019ve been through, I wanted to do more than just send prayers \u2014 I wanted to build something real.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Breaking ground on a very special project.<\/p>\n

Last fall, Eric Church and Luke Combs hosted their Concert For Carolina benefit show, which ended up raising over $24.5 million for residents in western North Carolina that were devastated by historic flooding from Hurricane Helene. Of course, both Eric and Luke have very personal ties to the area, as Luke grew up in Asheville from the time he was eight years old. Eric grew up in Granite Falls, which sits in the foothills of the mountains, and both are Appalachian State University alumni.<\/p>\n

They split the money in half for their respective causes, and Church used his portion, which went to his Chief Cares foundation, to purchase land in Avery county where a new community of homes will be built.<\/p>\n

And this weekend, Church was joined by North Carolina governor Josh Stein, and other county officials, to break ground on the development to officially get the building process started.<\/p>\n

The Blue Haven development will have 40-45 modern e-built homes that will be built by Clayton Homes, and Eric told the Governor that his goal was to make sure the people who lost everything and got dispersed are able to stay at home.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an admirable goal indeed, and the fact that Eric is so focused on helping keep locals where they\u2019re as at peace as he is is truly amazing, and he says it\u2019s the \u201cgenesis\u201d of the whole project:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re providing 45 homes to the people of Avery county, for the disaster of Hurricane Helene, and that\u2019s just the beginning. We\u2019re also going to continue to help surrounding counties. You know, when Hurricane Helene happened, I mean, being from here, my heart is here. This is where my soul is at rest. I wanted to help.<\/p>\n

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