Restore Access for Stefan and Community in Black Mountain

Sprinting a marathon, recovering from the destruction of Hurricane Helene. Approximately 46 days after the storm, we are grinding forward and making great progress thanks to help from so many.

We're in a crucial phase now and needing help to preserve the successes and continue on. Please contribute if you can or share with someone looking to help in our area.

My name is Stefan Bonitz. I live at the end of Frosty Hollow Road in Black Mountain, NC with my wife, Lisa. My business, Steebo Sculptures, is here on our home property. Frosty Hollow is a mile-long mountain road occupied by 5 households (8 humans, 1 cat foster house with lots of cats, 5 horses, 5 dogs, 5 chickens). We are at ground zero in the devastation of Western North Carolina. As of the storm on September 25th, we have not had "safe" access or egress from our homes and often no access at all.

We are extremely fortunate to have had many community volunteers (now great life friends) help to clear and patch what remained of our road. We are now at the stage where very large machinery is needed to literally "move mountains"! The machinery is mostly here, the operators are here, the morale is here to go forward full steam ahead.

The assistance that we are asking for here and now is for gravel, culverts, fuel, and Geo-technical Fabric.

We have run one GoFundMe campaign with great and generous support that has gotten us to this next phase and we thank you all so much. The professional assessment and quote for the entire road restoration is staggering and overwhelming, so we're taking it one step at a time in manageable goals and asks for assistance. The goal here is to make the road safe and passable with enough stone/gravel to hold the progress in place. For me personally, my goal and strife is to be able to return to work in my studio and resume making a living with my own hands. The goal for the community is for everyone on the road to return to somewhat of a normal routine every day life. You know, the little things, like being able to go to the grocery store. :-)

Any donation that you are able to send in support is so appreciated and sharing the GoFundMe campaign is a huge help and blessing!

I'd like to send out a special thanks and plug to our help that has stuck with us long term through this:

Thomas O'Herin with O'Herin Concepts L.L.C. and his trusty sidekick (and now also our great friend) Gabriel.

New on the scene and vital to this next phase (due to their expertise in this field), a wonderful family we have known for over 25 years - Silas, Frank, and Carrie Vogler with V&V Land Management.

Again, thanks so much in advance for any contribution and sharing of the campaign! Thanks, Thanks, Thanks!