UNITY TOWNSHIP, Pa. —

Those in need in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa will soon have help on the way from Westmoreland County.

A few mission groups from Western Pennsylvania go to the Caribbean, and now Charter Oak Church in Unity Township is joining the relief effort. Advertisement

A group from the church will leave in the early morning on Saturday. Lorren Riggle and Todd Hrtyanski are two men going on the trip. They've gone to the island many times.

“In particular, this is my eighth time going to Jamaica itself,” said Riggle, the manager of Local Outreach Missions at Charter Oak. “We organize many trips throughout the year. We go into communities and help out however we can.”

“It’s a blessing to go help people and build relationships,” said Hrtyanksi, the trip’s leader. “We’ve don

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