GOD'S PIT CREW

God’s Pit Crew is sending relief supplies to Maui after devastating wildfires.

God’s Pit Crew normally helps others in times of distress but this time, they need your help.

A semi-truck full of blessing boxes arrived on Saturday morning.

The Danville-based non-profit, God’s Pit Crew, is sending relief to parts of Texas affected by tornadoes.

God's Pit Crew is sending aid after a tornado ripped through parts of Mississippi.

Danville-based disaster response group God’s Pit Crew is on another mission.

God's Pit Crew's annual benefit banquet is taking place this weekend, where they plan to honor Autumn Hardin, whose home was destroyed by a tornado and rebuilt by God's Pit Crew.

God's Pit Crew is known for helping others when disaster strikes, but now the organization is in need of their own support.

The aftermath of devastating tornados and high winds continues to affect residents of Griffin, Georgia, and God’s Pit Crew is providing relief.

After deadly tornadoes hit parts of Alabama and Georgia this week local volunteers are stepping up to help.

God’s Pit Crew is teaming up with Martinsville Speedway to provide food to those in need.

God's Pit Crew said their original plan was to stay for two weeks, but volunteers are now staying for another 17 days.

God's Pit Crew will be in Florida until at least October 16 helping families clean up the wreckage from Hurricane Ian.

God’s Pit Crew’s volunteers will be working to clean up hard-hit areas and taking emergency supplies to victims

Over 150 volunteers came together to pack blessing buckets to send to Puerto Rico following Hurricane Fiona.

God’s Pit Crew is teaming up with a local business to give back in preparation for natural disasters.

Earlier this week, Hurricane Fiona knocked out power and water to most of Puerto Rico and left hundreds of people stranded. Now, an organization based out of Danville is looking to help.

On Tuesday, God’s Pit Crew announced the three homes their volunteers and staff built for three families in the devastated areas.

In response to recent devastating floods, God’s Pit Crew has sent crews to help with recovery efforts by driving in supplies, building homes, and hauling in hope to those who need it most.

Officials say at least 8 people were killed in the flooding in Kentucky.

Trees down, broken roads, crushed cars, and a muddy mess – Olivia Wilson, a New Life Fellowship Pastor, said Buchanan County families are struggling.

Volunteers from God’s Pit Crew are heading to Kentucky to help rebuild after tornadoes devastated the area.

It’s been a busy couple of months for the Danville-based nonprofit God’s Pit Crew.

God’s Pit Crew is hard at work across the world and country as it helps those who have been hit hard by disasters.

Cathy Gallimore's home was destroyed by a tornado last year. This year, she is receiving a newly built home thanks to God's Pit Crew.

The crews wasted no time getting to work, removing dangerous trees and doing house demolitions.

Kentucky is still trying to shake off the rubble left behind after tornadoes barreled through just days ago, killing dozens of people.

With dozens of people still unaccounted for following a string of deadly tornados, groups like the American Red Cross are working around the clock to help.

God’s Pit Crew is stepping in to help after a tornado swept across Mayfield, Kentucky Friday night, leaving at least 70 people dead and massive destruction in its path.

David Willis, a volunteer for God’s Pit Crew, has volunteered 34,948 hours of his time in just 12 years.

A new partnership between God's Pit Crew and the Danville Fire Department is working to help people in crisis faster than ever before.

Danville-based crisis response team, God’s Pit Crew, is headed down to North Carolina to help victims of flooding from Tropical Storm Fred.

God's Pit Crew in Southside and Gleaning for the World in Campbell County are stepping up to help Haiti.

Dozens of volunteers formed a bucket brigade, packing pails with five gallons of essentials from bottled water to first aid kits.

The Danville based crisis response team, God’s Pit Crew will be hosting their first-ever mobile blessing bucket packing event Friday

Now that Tropical Storm Elsa has made landfall, organizations are preparing to help with recovery efforts, including the Danville-based crisis response team, God’s Pit Crew.

A new food drive is making its way to the Martinsville Speedway this month.

DANVILLE, Va. – Saying thank you in a year unlike any other. God’s Pit Crew is hosting its annual volunteer banquet on Friday night to thank the men and women who give their time to help those in need. Not only has the Danville based nonprofit responded to the coronavirus, but also 19 major disasters this year from wildfires to hurricanes. Founder Randy Johnson said volunteers have managed to meet the needs of the public and follow pandemic protocols. God’s Pit Crew is streaming the event live on its Facebook page.

MARTINSVILLE, Va. – All eyes are on Martinsville for NASCAR, and if you’re paying close enough attention during the race on Saturday, you might recognize a familiar logo on one of the cars. NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Jeb Burton will be sporting something new on the track today: a God’s Pit Crew logo. The organization’s founder and director, Randy Johnson, tells 10 News that he’s excited to “ride-along” with him. “So it’s just been great to see Jeb use his gifts and talents to make a difference as well as to drive the wheels off that race car,” said Johnson. The race starts at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Martinsville Speedway and you can catch it on WSLS 10.

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Two local organizations are stepping up to send truckloads of relief to those affected by Hurricane Zeta. God’s Pit Crew and Gleaning for the World are helping people in Mississippi and Louisiana, respectively. They’re shipping more than 100,000 pounds of items including personal care products, water, blankets and snacks. “We had the supplies in our warehouse to be able to send our first truckload down there, and also we had a partner come out and say they wanted to supply the funds for the shipping,” said Teresa Davis, communications director with Gleaning for the World. “All of the trucks have a variety of product on them,” said Randy Johnson, founder and director of God’s Pit Crew, “But one of the key ingredients is our ‘blessing bucket,’ which is a five-gallon bucket filled with a variety of personal hygiene supplies: soap, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste.”Both organizations already sent multiple truckloads to the Gulf this year to help with hurricane relief.

DANVILLE, Va. – It may seem like 2020 is just one bad thing after another and for God’s Pit Crew, that statement is true. The Danville nonprofit has responded to more major disasters in 2020 than any year in its history. “When people are devastated in these communities and they see those red trucks roll in, they know that hope is rolling in there on wheels,” said God’s Pit Crew founder Randy Johnson. In 2020, God’s Pit Crew has met a lot of people in need. This week, God’s Pit Crew volunteers will head to Tennessee to build a tornado victim a new home.

DANVILLE, Va. – God’s Pit Crew is shipping three tractor-trailers full of water, Gatorade and hygiene products to help people who’ve been displaced by the wildfires in Oregon and California. God’s Pit Crew is also still helping out people impacted by Hurricane Laura. Recovery from these disasters is still a long way away, but God’s Pit Crew COO Brandon Nuckles said it’s amazing to see the support pour in. God's Pit Crew is sending thousands of Blessing Buckets filled with supplies to help the victims of the wildfires out west. With Hurricane Sally hitting the Gulf Coast, God’s Pit Crew is looking for monetary donations to buy more water, food and supplies because they have to limit the number of volunteers working at a time due to COVID-19.

LAKE CHARLES, La. – Folks in Louisiana are still cleaning up from the damage caused by Hurricane Laura. Almost two dozen God’s Pit Crew volunteers have spent the past several days on the ground in Lake Charles, Louisiana. A God’s Pit Crew employee who is currently in Louisiana said dealing with a disaster in a pandemic is overwhelming for these hurricane victims. Click here if you would like to donate to help God’s Pit Crew.

DANVILLE, Va. – God’s Pit Crew volunteers are gearing up to head to Lake Charles, Louisiana to help Hurricane Laura victims. They’re expected to leave Danville Friday at 6 a.m. to clean up debris. About 20 people have signed up to be part of the first crew dispatched south. The founder of God’s Pit Crew, Randy Johnson, said sending the tool and equipment trucks can be a Godsend for those with no way to get trees and limbs off their homes. The nonprofit needs donations for their “blessing buckets” since they’ve already sent out 70 semi-truck loads of relief due to COVID-19 and other natural disasters this year.

In the final week of Food for Frontline, Gods Pit Crew volunteers were treated as they continued to work around the clock. It has been about as crazy as crazy could be, said Randy Johnson, Gods Pit Crew founder. Typically, Gods Pit Crew runs on hundreds of volunteers. Were really happy to prepare all the stuff and really happy to cook the food for the people, said Vincenzo Badalamenti, whose family owns Joe & Mimmas. People have been good to us, so were really happy about that.Joe & Mimmas staff unloaded the meals at the Gods Pit Crew warehouse and wheeled them in to the breakroom.

DANVILLE, Va. – God’s Pit Crew is at it again. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the founder said they’ve sent 45 semi-loads of products to people in need, and this week they’re working on another order. On Monday, they prepared 500 boxes of food and 500 backpacks full of school supplies and hygiene items. Those will be delivered to Montclair Tabernacle Church in Dumfries, Virginia later this week. A portion of the shipment will also be distributed to military families in need in the Quantico area.

DANVILLE, Va. – Help is on the way from Southwest Virginia to people impacted by Sunday’s deadly tornadoes across the south. God’s Pit Crew in Danville sent a semi-truck full of relief supplies to Cleveland, Tennessee on Monday morning. On Tuesday, a semi-truck full of relief supplies from God’s Pit Crew’s satellite site in Dallas, Texas will head to Collins, Mississippi. “The big strain is having to be so restrictive with a number of volunteers we use at a time and trying to make sure they’re safe and healthy," God’s Pit Crew founder Randy Johnson said. If you’d like to help God’s Pit Crew, click here.

DANVILLE, Va. – A local nonprofit known for helping people around the country and world is preparing to help people here at home. God’s Pit Crew volunteers are making a list of all the supplies, like food and water, in the organization’s Danville warehouse available to be sent out locally if needed in the incident of a coronavirus outbreak. CEO Randy Johnson said as of Friday there were about four semi-truck loads of Gatorade, one of water, about 50 pallets of food and about 2,500 disaster relief kits. “We would probably tend to try to work with the government, public officials in our surrounding city and county and let them handle that," Johnson said. The organization is also still trying to help people in Tennessee after last week’s tornadoes, but as of Friday, God’s Pit Crew was not planning on limiting supplies to disaster areas in order to keep supplies locally.

DANVILLE, Va. – God’s Pit Crew is communicating with contacts in Tennessee after Monday night’s deadly tornadoes ripped through part of the state. “We have been in contact with churches and people who are in the affected areas, and GPC will be ready to respond accordingly as more information on the current needs is gathered,” said Brandon Nuckles, chief operating officer for God’s Pit Crew. As tornado season arrives, God’s Pit Crew is ready to respond by having plenty of Blessing Buckets and relief supplies on-hand. On Friday and Saturday, GPC will have a Pop-Up Blessing Bucket Drive at the Danville Walmart at Mount Cross Road and the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Nordan from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. volunteers will be collecting essential relief items that go inside the Blessing Buckets. For those who can’t make it to this weekend’s drive and would like to help support God’s Pit Crew’s disaster responses or Blessing Bucket program, you can visit godspitcrew.org/donate and select “Disaster Response” or “Blessing Buckets” as your gift designation.

MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Martinsville City schools are prepared for any emergency. God’s pit crew donated more than 200 emergency blessing buckets for use in every classroom in every school. The buckets contain first-aid instructions, supplies, self-defense spray, bottled water, and items that may be needed in an emergency situation. The buckets are there to provide an extra layer of security in the event of a crisis, public shooting, or school lockdown. Danville City schools were the first public school district to receive the buckets.