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Seattle Mariners Infielder Ryan Bliss Helps Set Up GoFundMe For Hurricane Victims
Seattle Mariners second baseman Ryan Bliss celebrates after hitting a single against the Chicago White Sox on June 10 at T-Mobile Park. Steven Bisig-Imagn Images
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Over the last month, the south and southeast portions of the country have been ravaged with natural disasters.

Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton both touched land within the last three weeks. Milton ripped off the roof of the Tampa Bay Rays' home stadium of Tropicana Field, leaving the team's 2025 home games in doubt. But the storms have had very real effects on the people living in the south and southeast part of the United States.

Hundreds of people have been reportedly been declared dead as a result of the hurricanes (and counting). Thousands more have been injured or displaced by the storms.

A smaller community that's been effected is Greeneville, Tenn.

Greeneville is a small town of just over 15,000 people approximately an hour away from Nashville. And it's also the home of Seattle infielder Ryan Bliss' fiancee Katelynn Hadjopoulos.

Hurricane Helene hit Greeneville Sept. 27 and destroyed houses and the cities water plant.

Bliss and Hadjopoulos spoke more about the damage caused by the hurricane in a tweet on "X" posted by @Milb_players.

"The water plant that's there, that's been up for years, it's no longer even a water plant. It's just mud. Her family, luckily, were in an area that got hit. But ... they have their house, they just have no running water so they've actually been living on their camp ground. (We) didn't know what to do because we were literally across the country."

Bliss and Hadjopoulos set up a GoFundMe and donated $1,000 to help assist residents of the storm-ravaged town. The residents unfortunately did not qualify for hurricane or flood insurance, because they didn't live on the coast, according to the GoFundMe page.

100% of the proceeds will go to an organization called Aid Net. The organization will be helping rebuild homes as part of the recovery efforts.

Those interested in donating or sharing the link can find the GoFundMe page at www.gofundme.com/f/restore-homes-and-hope-in-greeneville-tn.

This article first appeared on Seattle Mariners on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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