Nonprofit provides hot meals to storm victims WSOC TV [Video]

ROCK HILL, S.C. — There are nearly 500 customers in Rock Hill without power on Tuesday due to destructive storms that blew through the area over the weekend.

The nonprofit Victory Gardens International handed out hot meals, which is one example of how people have come together to help each other recover from the storms.

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“We have a lot of seniors that are on our street that are unable to get out,” said Dequanta McKnight, a storm victim.

Despite being a storm victim, McKnight made a trip to the food giveaway for storm victims.

“I said I’d make sure that they have something to eat while crews are working to get our power restored,” McKnight said.

It was the first hot meal many storm victims have had since the weekend.

“This storm really set people back quite a bit,” said Jonathan Nazeer, the founder of Victory Gardens International. “Many people, …