Alabama volunteer says disaster relief is ‘great way to spend a vacation,’ spends 4+ months in North Carolina
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Roger Bailey said when she told him what the kiddie pool was for, he couldn’t believe it.
He had gone to her family’s home — a trailer half crushed by a fallen tree — to see how he and other disaster relief volunteers could help.
“The couple had three young children, and the father had done what he could to demolish the half that got crushed, and he covered the end with a tarp,” Bailey said. “So they were living in half a single-wide trailer — a living room, dining, master bedroom and master bath.”
Andashelookedaroundtheirhome,hesawalotofdamage,butthequestionthatrosetothetopwasthis—whywasitsohot?
“Themothertoldmethattheirairconditionerwasout,”Baileysaid.“Itwas100degreesinthattrailer,andIsaid,‘Howdoyoulive?Howdoyougotobedatnight?’Andshesaid,‘Lateatnight,Ifillupthatkiddiepool,andthekidscancooloffinit.’”
‘Abeautifulsight’
Withtearsinhiseyes,Baileytoldherthatheandothervolunteerswouldbeabletogetthemanewairconditioner.Thenextday,heboughti





