In Rockport, a former Mystic camper is handing out green ribbons to locals to tie on their property to show support for the Texas Hill Country victims.💚
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — What began as a simple gesture that started in Austin has now grown into something bigger.
In Rockport, a former Mystic camper is handing out green ribbons to homeowners and business owners to tie on their property to show support for the Texas Hill Country flood victims.
For Maggie Perron, Camp Mystic holds a special place in her heart.
“- Peggy and she was a camper there. My great aunt Sadie and then my sister and I both got to go during the early 2000s and we went in July, second term. And it just was the coolest thing,” Perron said.
As a third-generation camper, she said the camp meant so much to so many and the tragedy that unfolded has deeply affected them all.
“I think of those days leading up and I just know those sweet little girls – I just know they had a really, really good time,” Perron said, “And I’m so happy that they got to feel the magic before, before everything happened.”
Perron’s connection goes beyond being a former camper, her husband is currently in the Texas Hill Country assisting with relief efforts.
“It’s sad because of the lives that were lost it’s sad because of what’s happened to the camp and the community that’s been affected. My husband’s in law enforcement, he’s down there right now doing search and rescue. So it, it just, it hits home on a lot of fronts,” Perron said.
Perron wanted to show support from afar, she turned to a simple gesture. A green ribbon to remind the Texas Hill Country community that people care, even from miles away.
“I had some extra ribbon and I thought I’d share it with a couple of people in Rockport and I was surprised by the amount of people that were moved by it and wanted to be a part of it,” Perron said. “So I’ve gone around and I’ve tied a couple of ribbons to some other folks’ houses.”
Perron said the response was overwhelming, she ran out of ribbons fast. Kim Williams was among those who reached out.
“Well, I have kids and I know I wouldn’t even begin to know what they’re feeling and I know there are other lots of other people that are missing and not being able to do anything here, I thought this just might, you know, something I could do,” Williams said.
While green is tied to Camp Mystic, Perron said it’s become a symbol of support for all flood victims, not just in Texas, but around the world
“It’s where it came from, but I think it means more, it represents more than just the Camp Mystic victims. It’s everybody, it’s the Hill Country, it’s Kerrville. It’s anybody who’s been affected by this,” Perron said. “And I encourage you to put one out there tied to a tree, tied to a mailbox, a post, whatever because you never know whose heart you’re gonna touch.”
Perron is planning to order more green ribbons for anyone who would like to continue to support.