Teaming up to help hurricane victims

In a matter of about two days two Comanche High School organizations, composed of about 60 students total, came together to help out hurricane victims in Louisiana.

When teacher Jacy Dobbins heard that Freedom Biker Church in Duncan was planning to make a second trip to the damaged area, she enlisted the help of the school’s National Honor Society and Student Council to bring supplies to be taken.

Last Wednesday, Billy Morgan, pastor of Freedom Biker Church, brought a truck and the students loaded it up with food and other supplies to be taken to the hurricane victims.

“The first time we went, there was a lot of damage to homes and downed trees, but this time there is flooding,” Morgan said. “The first time we went, in two weeks, we did between 28,000 and 30,000 meals.”

The students were more than happy to contribute.

“When we heard they were going down again, we wanted to help,” Dobbins said. “We got together and gave them two days' notice and told them to bring big gallon cans of vegetables, paper goods, bug spray and stuff like that. Several teachers gave bonus points for bringing things. We filled up about half a classroom in basically one day.”

Dobbins said it is something the organizations like to do.

“We like to find things we can help out with,” Dobbins said.

Church volunteers were to leave over the weekend for Moss Bluff, Louisiana, north of Lake Charles.

The church is no stranger to the area, going down to the area three times after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005.