Local TikToker raises over $50,000 for Helene recovery with viral fundraising efforts

Trout Unlimited, volunteers working to restore local waters after Helene

WATAUGA, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Overmountain Chapter of Trout Unlimited and volunteers gathered at the Watauga Bluffs State Natural Area on Saturday for a clean-up event. Evan McDougall, a board member of the Overmountain Chapter of Trout Unlimited, said that a group of 15 volunteers, which included experienced regulars, local residents and a few who traveled from West Virginia, gathered to give nature a helping hand. Two local libraries receiv…

Hickory pastor uses TikTok to help raise money for Hurricane Helene recovery

Tyler Green, a North Carolina pastor, uses TikTok to help raise money for Hurricane Helene recovery

Local TikToker raises over $50,000 for Helene recovery with viral fundraising efforts

By Taylor Thompson Click here for updates on this story     HICKORY, North Carolina (WLOS) — One local TikToker has been raising money for Hurricane Helene recovery since the storm hit almost four months ago. Tyler Greene, better known to his 160,000 followers as the ‘Jolly Green Giant,’ originally joined the app back in 2020. A youth pastor at Fresh Oil Ministries in Hickory, Greene said that he originally joined TikTok as a tool for ministry. …