US EditionLonghorns Safety Michael Taaffe Shares His Story with Texas Exes in Tyler
KERR COUNTY, TEXAS, JUL 19 – Two men led over 1,000 volunteers to rebuild Camp Mystic after deadly floods killed 134 people and devastated facilities serving children with disabilities, enabling timely reopening.
- On Sunday, July 13, CAMP welcomed campers back, rebuilt by two men and hundreds of volunteers after deadly floods, said Susan Osborne.
- Flash floods in central Texas on July 4th, 2025, when the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet in under an hour, taking over 130 lives.
- On July 9, volunteers surpassed expectations with 275 arriving instead of 100, and their ranks grew to over 1,000 by day four under Rusty Bourland’s coordination.
- Remarkably, volunteers completed a project expected to take months in four days, with Cord Shiflet noting `I just knew that when I asked people to help, they would show up.`
- Looking beyond rebuilding, Fort Worth children including Coco and Max Grieshaber are crafting and selling homemade jewelry to support flood relief, and the effort has raised $20,000, Bekah Hale Pollock said.
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Some parents are reconsidering the safety of sleepaway camps after Camp Mystic deaths
Sleepover camps are seen as an American tradition. But the deaths of so many children at Camp Mystic during the Texas floods have led some parents to question the safety of the camps.
Longhorns safety Michael Taaffe shares his story with Texas Exes in Tyler
TYLER, Texas (KETK) -- One of the best stories in college football has been Texas Longhorn safety Michael Taafe, who went from walk-on to one of the leaders on the Texas defense. Michael Taaffe honors those who died at Camp Mystic with special tie during SEC Media Days On Saturday, he was in East Texas, getting another chance to share his journey. It was all part of the annual Texas Exes Tyler-Smith County Chapter scholarship dinner, hoste…
Up to 1,500 volunteers participated in cleaning up 22 hectares of flooded land in Texas – all so that people with disabilities can attend camp this summer.
Fort Worth Camp Mystic girls sell jewelry, raise thousands for Texas flood aid
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Coco Grieshaber, an 8-year-old Camp Mystic alumna, threaded beads into a homemade bracelet at her dining room table, sharing memories of the Texas summer camp that she left four days before flooding devastated the area on…
How 2 men helped a camp for kids with disabilities rebuild amid deadly Texas floods - Everett Post
(KERR COUNTY, TEXAS) — A summer camp in central Texas designed for children with disabilities that had severe damage following the deadly flooding that hit the region was unexpectedly able to open on time this summer, thanks, in part, to the help from two men and hundreds of volunteers. CAMP’s, the Children’s Association for Maximum Potential, camp saw its riverfront and grounds destroyed, while its main facilities on higher ground were thankful…
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