HRI is located along I-40 in Oklahoma City. HRI linked arms with schools who were also located along I-40 in Haywood County, North Carolina following the devastating hurricane and flooding that ravished the schools, homes and entire community.

In partnership with Redstone Intermediate School PTA, Tuttle High School, and other drop off sites at businesses around Oklahoma, HRI hosted a collection of specific items to provide a backpack of personal hygiene items, cleaning supplies, and school supplies to students who lost everything.

HRI partnered with Haywood County Schools Foundation for the distribution of the supplies. Social workers at the schools managed the distributions so the children who needed them the most received the donations.

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“When kids come to school, everything becomes normal, no matter what is going on at home (or what once was their home). So that’s what we are doing in Haywood County. We are trying to get the kids back to school to be the steadfast support the children need in our community. And what you are doing is going to mean so much!

HRI is the only one donating school supplies and that you thought of it is amazing! Kids will show back up to school hopefully next week with nothing, but because of you, we will quickly come along the week after to provide brand new school supplies to those who have lost everything!"

-Jenny Wood, Executive Director of Haywood County Schools Foundation

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