A. business The initiative, which started without much expectation of success, became a necessity after the disaster.

Newport, Tennessee-based Incredible Tiny Homes donated two of its buildings to people who lost everything after Hurricane Helene in late September. People reported.

Owners Randy Jones and Amanda Hayes, who founded the company 10 years ago, “thought it would be a fad,” Jones told the magazine. After floods and other problems ravaged the region widespread destructiona former colleague told them about James Gregory, whose home was uninhabitable.

On Oct. 15, an 84-year-old Del Rio man was gifted a 160-square-foot Incred-I-Box with a retail price of $18,000. She and her seven dogs now have a roof over their heads.

“I can’t believe it,” he told WVLT, via People . “You have to pinch me to know if I’m dreaming.

“I feel like I’ve lost everything. Except myself.”

During the delivery, Jones and Hayes found another person they wanted to help: Tony Mosley, a former firefighter in his 50s.

“People are so desperate and in need of these homes,” Hayes told People. “The feeling of being able to give these two guys these homes from the beginning of the backyard and helping other people, I can’t even put it into words.”

Effects of Hurricane Helene, a tropical event storm It got worse when it reached the Volunteer State previous rain. Hundreds of people were killed in six states at least 12 in Tennessee.

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Relief efforts continue fundraising campaignsAnd Dolly Parton owns the state He donated $1 million to the cause.

Even before moving into his new home, Gregory was already trying to make a down payment on the loan. The man, diagnosed with lymphoma, wants the house to pass to someone else after his death.

“Maybe I can live a while longer,” he told WVLT.

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