Community
BY ANDREW CREELMAN
Local businesses aid ood relief e orts in New Braunfels
Kerrville Pets Alive!, a nonpro t serving animals in Kerr County. “I couldn’t be prouder of our community and encourage everyone to give where they can,” Pence said. Latest update For those who want to continue supporting indi- viduals a ected by the oods, more relief drives and events are scheduled in August, according to the visitors bureau. • The Dancing Bear is selling Texas Strong shirts and donating proceeds to ood relief e orts. • On Aug. 28, Robert Earl Keen will perform at Whitewater Amphitheater along with other New Braunfels-based musicians, donating proceeds to ood relief funds. To learn more about future ood relief events, individuals are encouraged to visit www.visitnbtx.com/ ood-relief-e orts.
After devastating oods ripped through Central Texas on Independence Day weekend, community e orts are still underway to help those rebuild their lives in the Hill Country. Current situation In New Braunfels, local businesses are lending a helping hand by holding a variety of donation events and special sales. “New Braunfels is here to support our neighbors,” said Tanya Pence, president of the New Braunfels Convention and Visitors Bureau, in a news release. So far, local businesses in New Braunfels have held events and drives to support neighboring communities deeper into the Hill Country. The Redbird Listening Room and Gruene Hall hosted ood relief concerts July 15, while Gruene Grove hosted a supplies drive July 20. Painting with a Twist hosted a fundraiser for the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund on July 26, while The Villa hosted a silent guitar auction and donated all ra e sales to
Green ribbons are scattered throughout downtown New Braunfels to show business and community support for those a ected by the July 4 oods in the Hill Country.
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