Lauren Flake - Grief & Texas
When my Texas Strong shirts raised $146,000 after the Memorial Day floods hit Hays and Caldwell counties in 2015, I had no that Hurricane Harvey would rock southeast Texas two years later. I was born in Austin and raised in central Texas, but my mother and grandmother were born in Houston. The bulk of my […]
One year ago, I was bewildered by the success of a simple design I created on my husband’s laptop on a rainy Saturday morning. I’m no graphic designer or professional fundraiser, just a creative type who really loves her state. Still Texas Strong one year later Feeling helpless to do anything for the victims of […]
2015 Texas Strong Timeline 2015 Texas Strong was all about community for me. When I talked to a publishing consultant friend about my children’s book months ago, she told me I first needed to build my online presence. Little did I know what was in store for this year. In March, I learned that author […]
This summer, our #texasstrong shirts raised nearly $150,000 for flood relief, in memory of my mom, Dixie, following Memorial Day floods in San Marcos, Wimberley and Martindale, Texas. Texas Strong flood relief for the holidays Now, after Halloween Eve floods hit Buda and Kyle (and south Austin), as well as San Marcos, Wimberley and Martindale, […]
Update as of 6-15-15 at 12 pm: We raised over $10,000 in just the first 24 hours of this fundraiser and over $100,000 in less than 6 days. Our “viral” fundraiser for flood relief was featured on both People.com and Austin CBS affiliate, KEYE TV. We have now raised over $131,000 (and counting) for Texas […]