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7 hours ago, Bob Lives! said:

For every dollar you donate, my law firm will donate two.

We’re looking to raise $18,000 by collecting up to $6,000 in donations to the Kerr County Relief Fund operated by the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country. Go to the following link to make your donation and in the section at the end regarding “Tribute Information,” enter “Slingshot Law” and choose to notify angie@slingshotlaw.com.

https://cftexashillcountry.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=4201

I didn't see a notify button. Maybe I missed something. Should I just email Angie?

I see what I did. I put slingshot law in the notes field, not the tribute section. Not sure if there is a way to fix that at this point. 

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7 hours ago, Bob Lives! said:

For every dollar you donate, my law firm will donate two.

We’re looking to raise $18,000 by collecting up to $6,000 in donations to the Kerr County Relief Fund operated by the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country. Go to the following link to make your donation and in the section at the end regarding “Tribute Information,” enter “Slingshot Law” and choose to notify angie@slingshotlaw.com.

https://cftexashillcountry.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=4201

donated. Thanks for doing this. 

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8 hours ago, Bob Lives! said:

For every dollar you donate, my law firm will donate two.

We’re looking to raise $18,000 by collecting up to $6,000 in donations to the Kerr County Relief Fund operated by the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country. Go to the following link to make your donation and in the section at the end regarding “Tribute Information,” enter “Slingshot Law” and choose to notify angie@slingshotlaw.com.

https://cftexashillcountry.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=4201

This is fantastic! Done.

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8 hours ago, Bob Lives! said:

For every dollar you donate, my law firm will donate two.

We’re looking to raise $18,000 by collecting up to $6,000 in donations to the Kerr County Relief Fund operated by the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country. Go to the following link to make your donation and in the section at the end regarding “Tribute Information,” enter “Slingshot Law” and choose to notify angie@slingshotlaw.com.

https://cftexashillcountry.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=4201

Done 

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8 hours ago, Bob Lives! said:

For every dollar you donate, my law firm will donate two.

We’re looking to raise $18,000 by collecting up to $6,000 in donations to the Kerr County Relief Fund operated by the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country. Go to the following link to make your donation and in the section at the end regarding “Tribute Information,” enter “Slingshot Law” and choose to notify angie@slingshotlaw.com.

https://cftexashillcountry.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=4201

Awesome. Sent. 

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8 hours ago, Bob Lives! said:

For every dollar you donate, my law firm will donate two.

We’re looking to raise $18,000 by collecting up to $6,000 in donations to the Kerr County Relief Fund operated by the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country. Go to the following link to make your donation and in the section at the end regarding “Tribute Information,” enter “Slingshot Law” and choose to notify angie@slingshotlaw.com.

https://cftexashillcountry.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=4201

Done.  Step up, degenerates!

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On 7/4/2025 at 11:43 PM, InkaUtexas said:

I am not kidding about clean water. The first think I tossed into my kit for monday were life straws. That is 100K gallons. Their water is fucked

 

Not to derail the thread, but if these are what I’m thinking of, the straws that filter really, really nasty water into clean drinkable, these are fucking awesome. Last I saw they were not cheap, but this is such a great idea for any disaster type situation like this. Especially in the peak of summer, when hydration is crucial.

 

While I can’t physically get there to help, major props and feels to you and everyone else that is able to help.

This is one of those times where this site goes into super mode, and it’s wonderful to see. 

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10 hours ago, Bob Lives! said:

For every dollar you donate, my law firm will donate two.

We’re looking to raise $18,000 by collecting up to $6,000 in donations to the Kerr County Relief Fund operated by the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country. Go to the following link to make your donation and in the section at the end regarding “Tribute Information,” enter “Slingshot Law” and choose to notify angie@slingshotlaw.com.

https://cftexashillcountry.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=4201

Done.

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27 minutes ago, SurlyGator said:

@Bob Lives!, circle back and let us know the final numbers.  Here is to hoping Surly drains you of the full $12K!

If the rest of these shmucks can’t get there I’m going to be sad and pissed. Of course he didn’t cap it at 18k, he said that was their goal. Make him cut a check for 20k plus 10 from here, imo. 

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40 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

I fucked up and did not list the POC. Oh well, there are a few C-notes. 

 

I fucked up and forgot to add the notification for Angie.

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1 hour ago, bolverk said:

I fucked up and forgot to add the notification for Angie.

That’s okay. She’s probably received enough dick pics at this point.

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5 hours ago, HenryJames said:

Bob Gives!

Awesome.  First good laugh in 72+ hours.  +rep.

I know very little about the organization but I do know the man whose story many of on here have followed since the '15 Wimberly floods, Jonathan McComb, has worked with TEXSAR since that horrific event and serves both on their board and as a volunteer.  Not surprisingly, he is on the ground now in Kerville.  

If it's good enough for him, I suppose it's good enough for me.

https://www.texsar.org/donate/

https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/his-family-died-in-a-texas-flood/503-b7bb7fb6-e148-4743-a30a-5d7e1aa131f7

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1 minute ago, Born to Run said:

Thanks for doing this Bob Lives!

Please DM  me if anyone needs help with cleanup. I'll be there. I'm in construction and have resources and experience with flood cleanup -when they are ready. Unlike Wimberly the road situation is not great for helping out without getting in the way. When that changes please hit me up.

When clean up does start I recommend the following:  Chainsaw, cordless sawzalls with multiple blades for trimming wood but also bi metal blades for things like nail embedded docks. Cordless grinders.  Any extra batteries you have like marine batteries or a battery from a riding lawn mower. That plus a cheap inverter can charge phones, head lamps etc.  A better inverter can charge tools and if you live in Texas you should own one anyway.

Come alongs. Ratchet straps, contractor grade trash bags.  Pry bars,  hammers. Buckets- lots of buckets for flushing toilets on homes without power from wells, moving debris, shitting etc. 

3" deck mate screws and 8' 2×4 s for all sorts of things like shoring up unsafe structure, bracing off things, using as a way to carry heavy items with multiple guys, and especially sheetrock demo. Get a 6' 2x4 behind the drywall and use it to pry off drywall in large pieces. Bonus points if you use the sawzall to get a clean line.  Dont be a dick and chip with a hammer into tiny pieces. Carry that shit out in big chunks.

Also large totes to help sort personal items but also carry debris.  Wheel barrows are often not as useful as totes given steep terrain but can be. Gloves. Respirator or at least a quality dust mask. Off. Spray for ticks and watch out for fire ants- you will get lit the fuck up if you stand around.

Be very careful on any properties that do have power.

Be careful to watch out  for volunteers that are completely out of thier element or distraught homeowners over doing it. Always look up and make sure everyone is safe, hydrating and not taking risk. Efficient but not too cavelier. Look up every 15 min and see what's going on, it's easy to get tunnel vision into your task.

Step up and lead. Seriously cannot overstate this enough.  People in general are not prepared for this and need leadership. A few Homes i helped in Wimberly had a handful of family members, completely disraught and out of thier element, doing inefficient or dangerous shit. Don't let people do stupid shit like drop a tree on another volunteer. Many of the volunteers were more appreciative of my leadership, coaching and planning than my actual physical efforts. Don't waste hours not being Efficient. Make a quick plan that's prioritized and keep reassessing efficiency. If you also work hard people will accept your leadership with ease.

Dumpster and skid steer are your friend if you can get them..

In The Blanco Flood the camp we cleaned had no fatalities and we worked fast to get the next batch of campers in. This deal is way more grim and will require support for months or years not just next week. Keep that in mind. Some of the most important work you can do may be weeks away.

Sorry for shit grammar; bringing a load near that way and via phone 

 

 

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 I was a little out of touch the last few days and was aware of the tragedy but had no idea the scale.  As someone whose community experienced widespread devastation earlier this year, my heart is with any and all of you affected, either personally or tangentially.  Will be tracking these donations sites.  Bob Lives! donation site was stop number one.

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17 hours ago, Bob Lives! said:

For every dollar you donate, my law firm will donate two.

We’re looking to raise $18,000 by collecting up to $6,000 in donations to the Kerr County Relief Fund operated by the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country. Go to the following link to make your donation and in the section at the end regarding “Tribute Information,” enter “Slingshot Law” and choose to notify angie@slingshotlaw.com.

https://cftexashillcountry.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=4201

Not Texan but some of my favorite people are and I spend a lot of time there. Happy to chip in a little. God be with the families and volunteers. 

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For every dollar you donate, my law firm will donate two.

We’re looking to raise $18,000 by collecting up to $6,000 in donations to the Kerr County Relief Fund operated by the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country. Go to the following link to make your donation and in the section at the end regarding “Tribute Information,” enter “Slingshot Law” and choose to notify angie@slingshotlaw.com.

https://cftexashillcountry.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=4201

Done and thank you.

If anyone looks at you funny, remember, I chose my username before I quit drinking.
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@Bob Lives! Thanks for that financial contribution!

@Born to Run Thats a great list and input you provided. Sadly, having just dealt with similar issues in Eastern Kentucky and Wester North Carolina about 5 months ago I'll add some ideas of items folks can pull together below. I have no idea where exactly they can be taken at this point but if people are willing to buy and drive here are some ideas.

Edit 6 - people are really needed. If you can get time off, load up with any of the items below and go. 

-need a trailer and someone to organize 

-cleaning wipes. More general wipes that can be used all over the body. 

-Liquid IV, dry packet Pedialite or any similar easy portable sort of electrolytes

-Socks lots of dry socks in various sizes.

-Underwear, womens tend to be more important in various sizes.

-Diapers. 

-Baby food/formula

-Warm up type clothing for women and men in larger sizes is usually the best bet. 

-Shoes, these are tricky, but hiking/work shoes of various sizes in really good shape or new.

I put clothes early because they really do matter most. Clean up products are great and very needed but people having clean dry socks, underwear and decent clean clothes provides a massive psychological boost to them. After that food for children. There is a massive mental aspect that is extremely critical, and clothes really do help. If you've ever had to walk around in wet socks/shoes/underwear and dirty clothes for ANY length of time, you'll understand.

-Rubber gloves. Heavy duty industrial work gloves are best, kitchen cleaning are next, then something like the description below. Medical rip too easy in cleanup efforts but have use in broader terms if nothing else is available.

Venom Steel Industrial Nitrile Gloves, 6 mil, 2 Layer Rip Resistant

-Mops, squeegees, brooms, paper towels. There are 2 aspects. The heavier industrial ones are needed, but the dollar store ones can also be given out. It aligns to your ability to provide. Home Depot type heavy brooms and mops are best buy again all are needed. Heavy duty shop towel/paper towels are best and they go further than typical paper towel. 

-Masks of various sorts. Left over covid, and any type you can provide

@Born to Run noted it, buy I'll say it again. Trash bags. Industrial are best, but at least heavy duty. The amount of waste is difficult to process. 

I would suggest collection efforts locally and finding someone with a single trailer or vehicle that can haul them all to a good distribution location. This collection method helps reduce traffic to the hurting area and allows relief vehicles better movement. 

I do not know the right distribution center but hope people on the ground can point those wanting to help in the right direction. 

Edit- I've asked someone headed to the area to volunteer for feedback on good donation distribution locations. If in Surly members want to donate efforts into local collection and/or anyone wants to volunteer a trailer for hauling goods it can be a way to contribute beyond money donations. I will provide info I get back on alterations to my list above and locations if I am told so.

-Edit 3 - All staging efforts are in Comfort. If any Surly folks are trying to put goods together locally/regionally PM me and I will work to coordinate delivery location. 

I would do more, but as most know I live in TN and this is the best I can offer.

Edit 2 -I thought I would add how I would organize were I there. This is my way, just a way, no the way, but I hope it helps. 

I reached out to a friend with a larger lockable trailer. If you have someone that has one ask them. If there is someone ask them to drop it to a local church where there is space that's willing. Ask the church for volunteers and ask your friends to take in donations and organize the trailer. Get it as full as fast as you can and then once a good local distribution location in the area is known have the trailer towed there... start the process over aligning to needs of the communities hit. 

Edit 4 - Ive asked multiple friends for a lockable trailer, location to park said trailer for collection efforts and someone who has a vehicle and can drive to my friend volunteering in comfort. 

Edit 5 - I now know the drop off location for items. 

Still looking for local Surly folks to help locally organize collection efforts, please. 

If any Surly members have any of these items or want to run with it please PM me.

Edit - Priority updating

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Adding on to Burnt Eyes post. City West has lots of what BE posted:  food, pet food, toiletries, diapers, wipes, clothing etc. Mercy Chefs are also there making hot food for anyone that needs a meal. 
 

Shout out to Inka4U and Billy Goat Hill for traveling to Kerr County to lend a hand with their talents. 
 

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Was just notified that Tivy High School teens unloaded 3 bus loads of supplies this morning. City West is not accepting anymore donations. Not sure about Comfort/Centerpoint/East Kerr County. 
 

Thank you to all that gave time, donations and money. 

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For anyone who buys James Avery jewelry or charms:

James Avery Artisan Jewelry – founded in Kerrville, Texas – announced that it's committing $1 million to support the needs of the community and the road to recovery, focusing on food, shelter, mental health care and other critical needs that emerge.

In addition, from now until Aug. 4, the company will donate 100% of the proceeds from its "Deep in the Heart of Texas" charm to relief efforts in Kerrville and surrounding communities. James Avery said the charm has always "celebrated the pride and resilience of our state" and now carries a deeper meaning.

"To all those affected, we send our love, strength, and heartfelt prayers," the company wrote. "And to the first responders and neighbors who have stepped in with open hands and open hearts, we offer our deepest gratitude."

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This little girl is my coworker's niece.  She and her mother lived above the Hunt Store and were airlifted from the rooftop by first responders.  Here is her story and a link to their fundraiser if you are are able.

 

https://www.givesendgo.com/GHPW5?utm_source=sharelink&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=GHPW5&fbclid=IwY2xjawLY_qRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFCT0Y0YU1zZXNJaDFKOHJzAR4mclP3GBE_7YY_tjm4bdowjQTNXaizbVDVqqq03c-Nsmcxle-izkJXAuLm4A_aem_5WpfmZcBux8NULTDWaoBOw

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Following up a bit to what @West Kerr Horn noted above. 

Spoke with @InkaUtexas who was out there. In good news, the supplies and need for people is well met at this point. He sent me a pic which I will post below. Based on his information it sounds like there isn't a ton of structure nor infrastructure damage. There was a ton of resources from Federal, State and other broad local Texas assistance. 

There is not currently a need for people nor resources, again based on information from Inka while on site. This may change but its the current reality.

In emergency response there are 3 points as a volunteer.

1) Don't add to the issues

2) If you're not contributing you're in the way.

3) If you fall into area 1 or 2, leave. 

Sounds harsh, but its truth. Inka and his friend found themselves as #2 so they are choosing #3. 

I told him I would provide this update so I am. 

Here is 1 pic of all the water at a single location. They legitimately had too much stuff. 

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