Growing up near the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, could sometimes feel like living near a volcano. I was born two blocks away from the gorgeous river that flows from the Hill Country to the Gulf of Mexico, just one year before the devastating and deadly 1987 flash flood, often described around town as the “big one.”

The Kerr County Flood Relief Fund was created by the public charity Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country to help support relief and rebuilding efforts. Donations can be made online or mailed to the foundation’s office in Kerrville, Texas.