NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. – Raheem Mostert, the Miami Dolphins running back and New Smyrna Beach native, will delivered relief supplies to his hometown after Hurricane Milton rolled through the state.
Mostert, who played football at New Smyrna Beach High School, will delivered the supplies including non-perishable goods and gift cards Tuesday at the Alonzo “Babe” James Community Center, city officials said.
“Hurricane Milton was something that was pretty catastrophic in Central Florida,” Mostert said. “It was technically a Category 2, but there’s still some people that need some help so I just wanted to come back and give some relief, give some aid, and be back here to help as much as I can.”
“This will be the third such event spearheaded by Mostert in his hometown New Smyrna Beach,” officials said in a social media post.
Mostert said he wanted to be able to just provide essentials to everybody.
“Everybody seems to be happy and have a good smile, a good attitude, and stuff like that and that’s all you ever want to see right?”
Brooke Garvey, who was in line Tuesday to receive some help told News 6 that the community is hurting.
“A lot of flooding, a lot of people still without power and the fact that he was able to come back to his hometown is a blessing,” Garvey said.
“This will be the third such event spearheaded by Mostert in his hometown New Smyrna Beach,” officials said in a social media post before the event.
Residents in Central Florida continue to recover after Milton left thousands without power and rising flood waters.
As of 3 p.m. on Tuesday 460 customers were still without power in Volusia County, according to the Florida Public Service Commission.
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