Looking at the devastation caused by the floods on Friday, John Schwartzlose said he felt like he just had to do something.
KERR COUNTY, Texas — From around the state, country and even Mexico, hundreds of volunteers are coming to Kerr and Kendall County to lend a hand.
Recovery efforts have already begun, with many returning home to sift through debris and find anything salvageable.
One company from round rock took it upon themselves to pitch in and lend a hand.
Looking at the devastation caused by the floods on Friday, John Schwartzlose said he felt like he just had to do something. So, he brought his whole company to come help clean up.
Schwartzlose says he’s also a father. His oldest, a 12-year-old old was in Leakey for a summer camp not too long ago. For him, this also hits close to home.
“There are a lot of bits and pieces of people’s homes and just random things,” said Schwartzlose. “Kids toys, skylights from my house that, you know, no longer exist. So you kind of, you get in a rhythm and don’t think about it too much, but every once while you stop and think, you know, somebody like that used to have a house and now they don’t.”
On Monday, he said they just showed up to this neighborhood along the river without a plan and saw that there was a need.
While sifting through debris isn’t something they normally do on a daily basis, the owner of the freshwater ecosystem company says this isn’t completely out of their wheelhouse.
They don’t know how long they’re going to be here, but Schwartzlose says them lending a hand is the Texas way.