Texas school gathers supplies to help flood-impacted locals after spotlight moves on

As Texas families in the Hill Country continue to grapple with the aftermath of a devastating flood a local elementary school has served first as a reunification center and then as a supply depot Ingram Independent School District Interim Superintendent Mindy Curran spoke to Fox News Digital about the transformation Ingram Elementary School has undergone over just three days On day one we initially opened up Ingram Elementary as a reunification site for families looking for people for our camps that were evacuating Curran commented Every day it's kind of evolved based on the necessities that are happening in our neighborhood at the time TEXAS FAMILY HELPS RESCUE WOMAN CLINGING TO TREE AFTER BEING SWEPT MILES DOWNRIVERCurran stated that the school was initially not going to open on Saturday but when supplies began pouring into Kerr County the building was once again pressed into institution Supporters worked Saturday and Sunday to organize donations including toiletries bottled water nonperishable food and other essentials for struggling local families While the generous donations are appreciated Curran persons supplies will prove especially useful after the initial wave of participants and donations dies down In a catastrophe like this there's an initial influx of all this endorsement and help Curran noted And then when that encouragement and help exits the population is still here needing those things And so we're going to have that organized and ready to go for that purpose LIVE UPDATES TEXAS FLOODS LEAVE DOZENS DEAD MISSING AS CREWS SEARCH FOR SURVIVORSWhen appealed how operations at Ingram Elementary School were able to get going hastily Curran credited the population for its assistance What's really impressive is our district and I knew it but nothing tells you like when you have a situation where the public really demands to rally around and step up in a catastrophe like what we've had Curran revealed And their response has been just overwhelming As she was speaking with Fox News Digital a truck with a pallet of water bottles drove up to the school s entrance Curran pointed out that the people coming with supplies were from outside the local area and drove hours to get to Ingram Elementary School While she declared that she could not speak to the immediate requirements of impacted families Curran explained that the Ingram School District is being responsive and preparing for what comes next Long after the floodwaters have receded and the spotlight is off of Kerr County local families will need supplies she declared And they'll be waiting inside Ingram Elementary School