RALEIGH -- Governor Pat McCrory’s Hurricane Matthew Recovery Committee will hold its final regional meetings on Wednesday, November 30 and Friday, December 2 in Pitt and Lenoir Counties.

Regional meetings have been held throughout North Carolina over the last month in the communities most impacted by Hurricane Matthew. The committee will be taking comments from the public, as well as discussing steps to address relief fundraising efforts, community outreach, long-term plans for sustainable communities and developing recommendations to address needs that will not be met by existing federal relief programs.

“As the committee continues to develop long-term plans for North Carolina’s recovery, it is important that they hear directly from the communities most impacted by the storm regarding unmet needs and recommendations for rebuilding,” Governor McCrory said. “We welcome and encourage public participation in this important step forward for the recovery process.”

The next regional meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 30, at the East Carolina University Heart Institute Building at 115 Heart Drive in Greenville from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The final meeting of the committee will be held on Friday, December 2, at Lenoir Community College in Kinston in the Waller Building at 231 Highway 58 South from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. A portion of the meetings will be devoted to taking comments from the general public.

The committee has held three regional meetings to date in Robeson, Edgecombe and Cumberland counties. Among the items discussed was Governor McCrory's request for $1 billion in federal assistance to help North Carolina recover from Hurricane Matthew. The committee heard directly from the public in each location to gain an understanding of needs in the local communities.

Governor McCrory announced the formation of the Hurricane Matthew Recovery Committee in late October, and convened the first meeting in Raleigh on November 1.

The governor is encouraging individuals and groups to help in the relief efforts by making a financial or other contribution. Monetary contributions to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund for Hurricane Matthew can be made by texting NCRECOVERS to 30306 or by visiting NCDisasterRelief.org. This is one of the best ways to help fund long-term recovery efforts.