Help for the Hill Country is coming from halfway across the country.
Juniper Clark, 9, is handmaking bracelets in California to raise money after the deadly July 4 floods. So far, she’s made $1,000.
“We were brainstorming ideas, and I said I could make bracelets,” Juniper said.
Juniper’s great-grandma, Beverly Mabry, lives in Ingram for half of the year. Mabry had just returned to Colorado for the summer when the Hill Country floods hit.
“My heart is so heavy for Kerrville and Ingram,” Mabry said.
Juniper last visited Mabry with her family in April for spring break. For the first time, Juniper went kayaking on the Guadalupe River.
Jasmine Clark, Juniper’s mom, said what happened on July 4 broke their hearts.
“We were just shocked,” she said. “We wanted to give back.”
That’s how Juniper came up with her idea. She’s been making bracelets out of rubber bands to collect donations.
“Her love language is really like gift giving and just like caring for others,” Jasmine Clark said.
Juniper’s donations have gone to help a kayaking company in Kerrville and the Mountain Home Volunteer Fire Department. Next, she wants to raise money for the Hunt Volunteer Fire Department.
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