America Strong: What happens when we set aside partisan politics

[Along Came Jones]

At times of natural disaster there are many examples of Americans coming to the aid of their fellow Americans. No doubt. In the aftermath of the devastating Guadalupe River flood this story is special. The video report is only 1:36 minutes. From across the country a small army of volunteers swooped in to resurrect a special needs camp in time to host the kids for their Summer session.


Additional details may be read at How 2 men helped a camp for kids with disabilities rebuild amid deadly Texas floods, Mireya Villarreal, ABC News, 7/19/2025

 

[gdgyva]

Very very cool!

Wish i had known about this

 

[CLAX1911]

At times of natural disaster there are many examples of Americans coming to the aid of their fellow Americans. No doubt. In the aftermath of the devastating Guadalupe River flood this story is special. The video report is only 1:36 minutes. From across the country a small army of volunteers swooped in to resurrect a special needs camp in time to host the kids for their Summer session.


Additional details may be read at How 2 men helped a camp for kids with disabilities rebuild amid deadly Texas floods, Mireya Villarreal, ABC News, 7/19/2025

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Along Came Jones]

Thanks for sharing.

If I remember correctly, you volunteered at a different location providing support. Kudos to you, mi amigo!

 

[reflechissez]

At times of natural disaster there are many examples of Americans coming to the aid of their fellow Americans. No doubt. In the aftermath of the devastating Guadalupe River flood this story is special. The video report is only 1:36 minutes. From across the country a small army of volunteers swooped in to resurrect a special needs camp in time to host the kids for their Summer session.


Additional details may be read at How 2 men helped a camp for kids with disabilities rebuild amid deadly Texas floods, Mireya Villarreal, ABC News, 7/19/2025

It's not just an American thing.

 

[CLAX1911]

If I remember correctly, you volunteered at a different location providing support. Kudos to you, mi amigo!

Not in this disaster but previous ones

 

[CLAX1911]

It's not just an American thing.

That's true. Things like this occur in other parts of the world too.

 

[Allan]

This is a good place for this story. A Mexican team rescued a Sheriff's family.

 

[Along Came Jones]

This is a good place for this story. A Mexican team rescued a Sheriff's family.

As an appreciative footnote to their search and rescue work for us folks might be interested to know they were not sent by the Mexican government. They're all volunteers from Acuña's Civil Protection and Fire Department and Fundación 911. They responded to a request for assistance from the U.S.-based volunteer search-and-rescue organization Texas EquuSearch. The team leader, Ismael Aldaba, actually grew up here in San Antonio.

There were other Mexican volunteers as well. International Tlatelolco Azteca Rescue Brigade, Los Topas, tried to send 20 volunteers. Only five made the border crossing. The remaining fifteen were left on the Mexican side of the border waiting for visa clearances.