TRIADELPHIA — It has been 11 months since flooding struck the towns of Triadelphia and Valley Grove.

Now survivors rebuilding their homes are invited to a “Feather Your Nest” event to select free furniture and household items they may need to make their current residences feel more comfortable and home-like.

The thrifting opportunity is set for 1-7 p.m. Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at 5818 National Road in Triadelphia.

The event has been organized by the Appalachian Christmas Project. The Wheeling-based organization is an all-volunteer initiative that provides food, clothing, toys and essential items to thousands of underprivileged children and families throughout the Appalachian region during the Christmas season.

The two-day thrifting event for flood victims is like “thrifting for free,” explained Melinda Thompson, a volunteer with the Appalachian Christmas Project.

“We have donations and new items from retailers. Some of them have been discontinued,” she said. “But the lion’s share of items come from people who may be upgrading their couch, or they don’t like what they have.

“We have furniture, as well as a lot of household items, decorations for all the seasons and clothing. And there are knickknacks people could find to ‘feather their nest.'”

Curating those items that add a special feeling to a home is a focus of the event, Thompson continued.

“We wanted to help flood survivors feather their nest. A lot of times people can get what you need, but you can’t always replace those things you need that make a house a home,” she said.

“We have scents, lamps and the additional things. There are decorations, home decor and plenty of pictures and picture frames.”

Flood survivors will be asked to provide their name and address at the event.

“That is because we want to make sure we are servicing those with needs,” Thompson explained.

The Appalachian Christmas Project services 60 different locations among 23 counties in West Virginia. It also has operations in Kentucky, Ohio and Virginia and following tragedies elsewhere “where other types of assistance are in short supply,” Thompson added.

The organization works in association with Bethlehem Alliance Church.