Food, water and hygiene products are all arriving by the truck load to help those impacted by the flooding.
KERRVILLE, Texas — The flash flooding disaster in the Texas Hill Country has left many people stranded without a bed, electricity, and running water.
In Kerr County, thousands have already signed up to volunteer as the donations continue to flow in.
Work is happening around the clock at the Salvation Army Kerrville Kroc Center with volunteers working to pick up donations that will go out into the community.
“We have everything,” said Ashley Phillips, Director of Development at Salvation Army Kerrville Kroc. ”I don’t care what it is. I don’t care if you don’t know what you need. But you got a problem. We’ll figure it out.”
From water and paper towels to food and hygiene products. Donations continue to arrive by the truck load.
“We’ve got, soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, razors, nail clippers,” said Richard Webb, Ennis First Methodist Church.
Some donors, like Webb, are coming all the way from Dallas. While others, like John Ganz, are bringing full vans from Jester King Brewery in Dripping Springs, with more coming in.
“We’re going to make a couple trips,” said Ganz. “Because we only have two vans right now. But Meanwhile Brewing is also coming with four different vans. They should be pulling up any minute now.”
And volunteers like Kirsten Mengden from San Antonio are stepping up to the plate.
“I think everybody’s just a little bit of a a state of disbelief, like just seeing the force of of the water and the destruction,” said Mengden. “What can we do to just try to help make the situation a little bit better?”
Ashley Phillips with the Kerrville Salvation Army Kroc Center says they are good on donations at this time. If you’d like to register to volunteer visit tcr.community.os.org.
Phillips says 1,500 people have already signed up to volunteer and wants everyone to be patient.
“Stay with us in the long run, because this is going to be, a very long, ongoing thing,“ said Phillips. “I know there’s a lot of energy and excitement right now. So just please be patient with us because we’re going to we’re going to we live here and we’re going to be dealing with this for a very long time.”
If you need help, please call (830) 465-4797.