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North Bay American Red Cross member in Georgia helping with Hurricane Helene’s destruction
As people in the Southeast pick up the pieces and figure out how to move forward after Hurricane Helene, volunteers from the American Red Cross are working around the clock in six states to help those who need it.
“It left thousands of lives changed forever. There was death and destruction – miles of which we haven’t even completely covered yet,” said John McMahon, with the Red Cross.
McMahon is from Solano County and is a member of the American Red Cross North Bay Chapter.
He’s working as a damage assessment manager in Georgia, sending teams out daily to survey and identify storm damage across 60 counties in the state.
“There are still some areas that are inaccessible. We’ve still got people who are missing,” he said.
He’s been in many disaster zones throughout his time with the American Red Cross.
“Every disaster is different. But, this one is huge,” he said. “The only one I can compare it to would be Superstorm Sandy.”
Millions of people throughout the region were without power. In Georgia, he says the situation is starting to improve.
“The power outages in the state of Georgia has dropped from over a million down to 143,000 now,” he said.
When the call came in to help, McMahon was ready to go.
“I’m going to be here at least two weeks, that’s my initial commitment,” he said. “I’ll probably be here longer than that.”
Why he’s compelled to help?
“I do it because it’s the humanitarian thing to do. I mean, we help each other,” he said.
And, it feels good to do good.
“See, I’m going to tear up just telling you about this. But, it’s people appreciate what we do,” he said. “They show their appreciation. It’s what makes it worth doing, it’s why we do what we do.”
There is a long and difficult road ahead for the folks who live in the region. McMahon takes pride in the fact that he plays a role in helping them find their way.
If you’d like to donate to the American Red Cross, you can text “Helene” to 90999. If you’d like to learn more about volunteering, head to their website.
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ATHENS, Ga. – Designated hitter Daniel Jackson and centerfielder Rylan Lujo combined for nine RBI Sunday, leading fifth-ranked Georgia to a 12-1 win over LSU at Foley Field.
Georgia improved to 41-11 overall, 21-6 in the SEC, while LSU dropped to 29-24 overall and 9-18 in conference play.
The Tigers return to action at 6:30 p.m. CT Thursday when they play host to Florida in Game 1 of a three-game SEC series in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. Thursday’s game will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and streamed on SEC Network +.
“Georgia won the moments in this series,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. “They’re going to score, so you’ve got to capitalize against them when you have scoring opportunities on offense.”
Georgia starting pitcher Caden Aoki (8-0) was the winner, limiting LSU to one run on four hits in 5.0 innings with two walks and seven strikeouts.
LSU right-hander Casan Evans (2-3), making his first appearance since April 17 versus Texas A&M, started the game Sunday and was charged with the loss, working 1.2 innings and allowing four runs on four hits with two walks and three strikeouts.
“I thought Casan’s stuff looked great, and that’s good for him from a health standpoint,” Johnson said. “He’s a guy that the more he pitches, the better he is, so there might have been a little bit of rust, but I thought he competed fine.”
Georgia struck for four runs in the bottom of the second inning in an outburst highlighted by Jackson’s two-out, two-run single and an RBI single by second baseman Ryan Black.
The Tigers narrowed the gap to 4-1 in the third when designated hitter Omar Serna Jr. delivered an RBI single.
Georgia extended its lead to 7-1 in the fourth as Jackson launched a two-run homer and centerfielder Lujo lined a run-scoring single.
Lujo unloaded a grand slam in the fifth, giving the Bulldogs an 11-1 advantage.
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