After the Hill Country and Central Texas were ravaged by flash flooding during the Fourth of July weekend, residents from all across the state of Texas are looking for ways to assist those affected by the disaster. The authorities have reported that more than 80 individuals have been killed and more than 20 others have gone missing, including young women who attended a summer camp.
68 persons have passed away in Kerr County, making it the county with the highest number of fatalities so far. There are forty adults and twenty-eight youngsters. A total of ten Camp Mystic girls and one counselor have not been found, as reported by the Kerr County Sheriff’s Office to be missing.
Simply said, it is really upsetting. According to Lisa Camp, whose children have just recently returned from summer programs along the Guadalupe River, “I mean, as a mother, it’s heartbreaking…” “We just feel very helpless and are hurting and praying for all those involved.”
Camp was quoted as saying that her daughter, Corrigan, who is nine years old, had returned from Camp Mystic, which is an all-girls camp, two weeks earlier.
According to Corrigan, who was attending the camp for the very first time, “When you first come, you feel so happy and feel so comfortable and all the sports there, and it’s really fun,” she remarked.
Cannon, her identical twin brother, also returned from Camp La Junta, which was an all-boys camp with activities.
Neither of the campsites was spared significant damage. Unfortunately, when it came to Camp Mystic, the situation was not the same as it was for Camp La Junta, where all of the campers were found and registered.
Regarding the event, Corrigan expressed, “I felt a great deal of sadness.”
My heart is broken for everyone who was impacted by this tragedy, but I am extremely thankful that my daughter is safe and sound. I am willing to go to whatever lengths in order to assist any of those families. My illness is simply due to the fact that camp is a joyful and unique environment,” Camp said.
It was after prayer that she mentioned that her husband and two children had a conversation about how they could assist individuals who were in need.
“I think my son originally said, ‘I just wish I could help’ and I feel like we all, anyone who’s not directly affected just wants to help,” according to Camp.
After getting up early on Saturday night, the children went to work in order to prepare a lemonade stand for Sunday in their neighborhood in Tanglewood.
“One of them says that we love Camp Mystic,” Cannon added in reference to the placards that they had to make.
Corrigan stated, “The other one says that all proceeds go to Camp Mystic,” referring to the former.
Lemonade and cookies were made available for purchase at a price of one dollar apiece; nevertheless, customers who were both neighbors and strangers donated them far more than that. Within a short period of time, they were able to raise more than $2,200. They were in possession of more than $5,000 by the time the evening came to a close. Rather than giving the gifts, there were some individuals who chose to give money instead.
“It made me feel good because we’re donating the money to camp,” Cannon stated to reporters.
“I feel like a lot of people care for Camp Mystic and how damaged it is,” remarked Corrigan in response.
Aside from selling lemonade, the siblings also sold something sweet that was a representation of Camp Mystic. This was done in order to raise money.
The term “Tweety Cookies” was used to characterize these cookies, which are similar to chocolate oatmeal cookies, according to Corrigan.
Tweety Eastland, who was one of the owners of the camp, is honored with the naming of this area. It was reported by the Camp family that they utilized the same formula that was employed at Camp Mystic.
“On the last day, every year, she makes these cookies and we call them ‘Tweety Cookies’, and whoever wins inspection, so whoever cleans the cabin the best, gets ‘Tweety Cookies,” stated Corrigan in detail.
During the week that she was at camp, Tweety joined her for lunch on one of the days, which made her feel like a very special person. When asked about the cookies, Camp responded, “Yeah, it felt like a way to honor them.”
It has been reported by Eastland’s family via social media that Dick, Eastland’s husband, who was also an owner and executive director of the camp, passed away while attempting to save campers.
“The last thing that my daughter said before bed, after we talked about it, she said, ‘It’s not fair that I didn’t know Dick longer because I learned that he is such an example of God,” said the experience of Camp.
The children are gaining an understanding of how a catastrophe can bring people together as they work through the aftermath of a tragedy that occurred in their immediate vicinity.
“That’s why we’re doing this to make sure everybody is okay and build even stronger,” stated Corrigan in response.
During the conversation, Camp stated, “We are called to help others and love others, and we can do that by having actions.”
According to the family, they are hoping that someone will match the amount that they have raised and set up a Venmo account through the account @lisa-camp-4.
