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 announced Every day it's kind of evolved based on the requirements that are happening in our society at the time TEXAS FAMILY HELPS RESCUE WOMAN CLINGING TO TREE AFTER BEING SWEPT MILES DOWNRIVERCurran explained 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 system Contributors 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 subjects 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 patronage and help Curran reported And then when that aid and help exits the society 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 questioned how operations at Ingram Elementary School were able to get going expeditiously Curran credited the population for its endorsement What's really impressive is our district and I knew it but nothing tells you like when you have a situation where the group really requirements to rally around and step up in a catastrophe like what we've had Curran commented 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 mentioned that she could not speak to the immediate requirements of impacted families Curran declared 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 explained And they'll be waiting inside Ingram Elementary School