Published by Christina Riley. Last Updated on November 11, 2024.
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At this point, I’m sure you know. Or maybe you don’t know. Either way, Hurricane Helene left a region in shambles and we’re all trying our best to support to those in need.
That includes supporting Western NC businesses, which we’re trying to do here. Below, you’ll find a working list of ways you can support businesses in Western NC via their local Chambers of Commerce, downtown organizations, and other ways.
Due to a few counties thankfully being spared by Helene, we’ve organized the guide into the following sections:
- Help Western NC Businesses by County
- Western NC Counties Welcoming Visitors
- More Places to Go in NC (While Supporting Western NC Businesses!)
Note: If there’s a place or group that we’ve left out, please let us know by visiting our contact page.
Help Western NC Businesses (Listed By County)
If you know about any specific businesses to support, let us know by emailing us. Until we hear from you, here are some ways you can help Western NC businesses by county:
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Buncombe County (Asheville, Black Mountain, Fairview, and More)
- Burke County
- More Info Coming Soon: A lot of information in this guide came from the Burke County Chamber’s Hurricane Helene Resource Page.
- Cleveland County
- More Info Coming Soon: The Cleveland County Chamber’s Facebook Page has been very active posting support for businesses and citizens.
- Haywood County
- More Info Coming Soon
- Henderson County
- Hip Hendo is a great resource that includes Restaurants in the area.
- Jackson County
- Thanks to the Jackson County Chamber’s Facebook Page, we found this organization will help you find a business to support by calling 828-586-2155 during open hours.
- McDowell County (Marion, Old Fort, and More)
- Madison County
- Mitchell County
- Community Organizations
- Buladean Community Foundation
- Downtown Spruce Pine Business Donations: Downtown Spruce Pine has set up fundraisers on both Paypal and Facebook.
- Helping Mitchell County Businesses Recover
- Penland School of Craft
- Toe River Arts Disaster Recovery Fund for Mitchell and Yancey County Artists
- Treats Studios Aid for Artists
- Community Organizations
- Polk County
- Saluda Downtown Foundation Donations
- More Info Coming Soon
- Rutherford County
- Community Organizations
- Rutherford Bound
- The Official Chimney Rock Disaster Fund
- Friends of the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge Donations
- Emergency Lodging
- Distinctive Mountain Lodging: Check availability. They are offering discounted lodging to first responders and Helene-affected residents.
- Community Organizations
- Transylvania County
- Rebuild Cedar Mountain: Support Our Small Businesses Page
- More Info Coming Soon
- Watauga County
- Community Organizations
- Boone Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation
- Boone Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation
- Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture
- The Build for Good Foundation
- Casting Bread
- Children’s Council of Watauga County
- Common Good Co. Project Do Good
- F.A.R.M. Café
- High Country Food Hub
- Hospitality House NWNC
- Hunger & Health Coalition
- Mustard Seed’s Project Community Roots
- Turchin Center for the Fine Arts Annual Membership Fund
- Watauga Arts Council Hope After Helene Fund
- Wine to Water Hurricane Helene Response
- Businesses in Boone and Watauga County
- Community Organizations
- Yancey County
- More Info Coming Soon
Western NC Counties Welcoming Visitors
There are some areas of Western North Carolina welcoming tourists. This is largely because some counties were mostly spared from the devastation that is plaguing their neighbors.
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If you’d like to support these places from afar, here are some links to support your favorite businesses in these Western NC counties and Cherokee:
- Cherokee
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- The Clay County Chamber of Commerce Facebook Page is posting events and happenings in the area.
- Graham County
- More Info Coming Soon
- Swain County
- GreatSmokies.com Business Directory
- Swain County local Lil Blue Boo on Facebook posted a list of businesses that could use support due to an excess of cancellations. That list was actually the inspiration for this guide and similar guides to come.
- Wilkes County
More Places to Go in NC!
You know what else you can do while supporting these wonderful businesses in Western NC? You can check out Central North Carolina and Eastern North Carolina!
Based on what we’ve seen, businesses throughout these regions are doing their part to support Western North Carolina.
So if you travel around the state, you’ll essentially be supporting all of our businesses. Is your mind blown from thinking about that possibility, too?
What Else Can We Do to Help?
Are there any other ways we can help businesses in Western North Carolina? Let us know in the comments.
You can also share your favorite businesses in Western NC in our North Carolina Travel Facebook Group.