After Hurricane Helene left Western North Carolina in a devastating state, country musicians have stepped up to help those effected by the natural disaster. One musician who has already done so much and is currently doing more is Eric Church. Recently, a North Carolina news channel divulged that Church is reportedly looking for more land to buy so he can build more homes for the displaced residents of the region.
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In addition to reportedly buying more land, Eric Church put on the Concert For Carolina relief show and raised $24.5 million alongside fellow country music star Luke Combs. Furthermore, this wouldn’t be the first time Church bought plots of land for the hurricane victims. Shortly after the hurricane, Eric Church bought a large plot of land in Avery County, North Carolina, with the intention of building roughly 50 homes.
Armed with an official office set-up at Newland Townhall, Chief Cares plans to break ground on those new homes shortly. Though, given the demand for new homes, the foundation is seemingly looking to procure some more land.
Eric Church’s First Priority
Recently, Eric Church announced the impending release of his new album, Evangeline vs. The Machine. Which comes out on May 2, 2025. However, his music has not taken his eyes off the more important matter at hand. Prior to breaking ground on the Avery County land, Church and company first have to install the essential infrastructure.
With the ground breaking of the first set of homes right around the corner, Chief Cares is eyeing more land in order to build more homes, according to WBTV. This is due to the fact that all of the plots of land in Avery County have already been sold. Hence, Eric Church and the organizers know more people need housing, and they seemingly won’t stop until that need is satisfied.
Nothing nor anybody can truly put Eric Church’s impact on the community into words. Nevertheless, Eric Church is certainly not doing this for the applause nor the recognition. Rather, he’s doing it out of the bottom of his heart and for his home state of North Carolina.
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