Candlelight Vigil for Texas Flood Victims and First Responders

Community Mourns Victims of Central Texas Floods

• 🕯️ A candlelight vigil was held at Munger Place Church in East Dallas to honor the more than 120 lives lost in the Central Texas floods.
• 💔 The event was open to the public, allowing attendees to pay tribute to victims, the missing, and the first responders who worked tirelessly.
• 📸 Photos of the victims were displayed, and their names were read aloud during the service.

Personal Impact and Future Support

• 🌱 The organizer shared a personal connection, having been a camp counselor in the affected Hill Country area, emphasizing the loss of life as the most difficult aspect.
• 🤝 Fort Worth will host its own community vigil at city hall, including donation collections by the fire and police departments, to support recovery and allow for collective grieving.
• 🕊️ A funeral service will be held for sisters Blair and Brook Harbor, who were swept away with their grandparents in a cabin on the Guadalupe River.

Ongoing Recovery Efforts

• 💖 Texans have shown significant support, with viewers alone raising over $350,000 to aid flood victims.
• 💻 Donations are still being accepted via a QR code to support nonprofits assisting in the central Texas recovery efforts.