The Town of Palm Beach United Way has established a fund to provide immediate relief to two hard-hit communities in central Texas following catastrophic flooding on the Fourth of July.
The Texas Flooding Fund, which was launched July 10 with a $50,000 dollar-for-dollar matching gift from the Cathleen McFarlane Foundation, will support rapid relief operations in Hunt and Kerrville.
Heavy rains spurred deadly flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas on Independence Day, leaving at least 120 people dead, including 27 children and counselors at Camp Mystic, a girls’ Christian camp that sits along the river. More than 160 people remain missing as of July 11…