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IN MEMORY OF DANIEL BENEDIX

Sept. 23, 1974-February 14, 2025

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of our leader Dan Benedix on February 14, 2025 after a 19 months long battle with esophageal cancer, which he developed after being exposed to the poisoned water on Camp Lejeune as an infant.

In honor of Dan’s passion and dedication to humanitarian efforts for disaster relief and recovery, the Board and our volunteers remain dedicated to Dan’s vision of helping those in need when disaster strikes, without delay. As soon as disaster happens upon a community or individual, the Benedix Foundation is prepared to step in and provide essential support to help those in need get back on their feet and resume their everyday lives.

A Celebration of Life Memorial is currently being planned. Please check back often for updates and as always, thank you for your support. Dan would have been so glad to see that you stopped by.

Thanks to our volunteers and donors, the Benedix Foundation has shipped over

pounds of goods to those in need

We’re Ready When Disaster Hits

The Benedix Foundation for Disaster Relief believes that a predictable, repeatable disaster response is not only a more efficient way to deliver relief but it is by far the most humane way to support communities in their time of crisis.

The Benedix Foundation will be prepared prior to a disaster with a definable quantity of relief supplies that allows us to set expectations with the people on the ground who need our help the most. Knowing what they can expect to arrive for relief will allow families and individuals to focus on other things. Chaos is the biggest risk of a disaster, and eliminating as much of that as possible allows communities to focus their resources quickly and efficiently into appropriate directions.

Focusing on high efficiency, high performing aircraft we are able to best utilize our volume and weight carrying capacities to serve the needs of the communities we are providing relief to as quickly as possible–often faster than government relief.

PROJECT YURT

ABOUT PROJECT YURT

*NOTE: The above images are from the Amazon listing. You can see the full description and pricing here.

Winter comes earlier to the mountains of North Carolina than it does elsewhere, and this year the cold weather is coming right on the heels of the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. Project Yurt provides a four season tent to those in need of a place to call home while they rebuild their lives. Each Yurt is heated with propane (heaters generously donated by Lowes Home Improvement) and is stocked with items such as beds/cots, bedding, towels, cookware, clothing, etc. You can also order items from our Amazon Wishlist and have them sent to the warehouse. And, of course, we always accept monetary contributions (just click the donate button) and offers to volunteer! (fill out form below).

THANK YOU to our friends at Locked and Loaded Bar and Grill in Garner, NC, for their amazing fundraiser and generous donation to the Foundation, with which we have purchased four yurts for our neighbors in Western NC.

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Dan Benedix at Smoke & Wings Farm in Cedar Grove, NC, accepting over $5,000 in donations raised by patrons of  Locked and Loaded Bar and Grill at their Hearts for NC fundraiser on October 20th.

THANK YOU

The Benedix Foundation would like to thank Michael Richford, the town of Millbury, MA and the Millbury High School Class of 1992 for choosing us as their Meat Raffle Fundraiser beneficiary this year. This amazing group of businesses and individuals raised over $5600 in support of our founder and their departed classmate, Dan Benedix, and his dedication to helping those affected by disasters, (primarily at this time the people of Western North Carolina who continue to be affected by the ravages of Hurricane Helene).

Private Donors

  • Darlene Orrell
  • Billy Richford for the Highfields Proshop
  • Ann Essex
  • Shannon McArdle McDowell
  • Michael Ritchford

 

OUR INITIATIVES

Please visit  HERE to learn more about all of our initiatives:

 

PROJECT YURT

PROJECT FIREWOOD

PROJECT NEIGHBORS

PROJECT BASIC NEEDS

WAYS TO HELP

It takes a village, and there are many ways to get involved. We believe each person contributes something unique to this world, and we love to see your gifts in action! There are many ways to support the Foundation and our initiatives.

  • Direct Donations
  • Supplies-see our Amazon WIshlist
  • Volunteer-Fill out the Form Below
  • Utilize Your Networks: are you a restaurant owner or chef? Do you belong to a band? Have connections to the philanthropy department of the company you work for? By helping us with your network, we can coordinate fundraisers, corporate giving and more. Let us know what you think you can do!

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