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Seventeen Fort Worth firefighters traveled to Central Texas to help with rescue and recovery efforts, according to a social media post from the department.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOur hearts are broken as we attempt to process the magnitude of this tragedy,\u201d the post <\/a>said. \u201cOur prayers go out to all those affected by this disaster \u2014 to the victims, the families of the missing, and the countless first responders working tirelessly around the clock.\u201d<\/p>\n The department plans to give updates on its crews.<\/p>\n The Arlington Fire Department has also sent crews and resources to the area to offer support, including by helping with rescue efforts.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with our fellow departments and communities as they face the challenges ahead,\u201d the post<\/a> said. \u201cWe remain committed to helping those in need \u2014 today, tomorrow, and as long as it takes.\u201d<\/p>\n Mental health support fund<\/p>\n Fort Worth therapist Kate Jennings, owner of child, adolescent and teen counseling practice The Bug and Bee, is one of the organizers of a mental health support fund<\/a> for impacted families.\u00a0<\/p>\n Money raised will go to offering counseling and to purchasing children\u2019s books about grief that will be distributed in Central Texas.<\/p>\n The Bug and Bee is also offering free counseling to those who need it.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was on my heart to be able to offer services to these families, and I just think that the last thing that anybody needs to worry about at a time like this is payment,\u201d Jennings said.<\/p>\n POP! Fort Worth, a balloon company also helping to organize the fund, is giving out green ribbons that can be used to wrap trees to show support for the victims. Pick up is from 9 a.m.-noon July 8 and 1-3 p.m. July 9 at the company\u2019s warehouse on West Vickery Boulevard<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fort Worth twins\u2019 lemonade stand<\/p>\n Fort Worth twins Corrigan and Cannon Camp raised money for Camp Mystic on Sunday by selling lemonade and cookies, as reported by Dallas-Fort Worth affiliate NBC5<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Corrigan, 9, attended the camp earlier this summer and came home two weeks ago.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019re doing this \u2014 to make sure everybody is OK and make it build even stronger,\u201d Corrigan told NBC5.<\/p>\n The pair raised over $5,000 by the end of the day.<\/p>\n Local restaurant fundraisers<\/p>\n Tarrant County restaurants, such as La Bistro Italian Grill in Hurst and Fort Worth chef Jon Bonnell\u2019s businesses, are raising funds to support those affected by the floods.<\/p>\n Texas-based restaurant chain Hopdoddy Burger Bar has pledged to donate 100% of its July 9 profits to nonprofit Texas Search and Rescue.<\/p>\n \u201cOur hearts are with everyone impacted \u2014 and with the brave recovery teams working around the clock,\u201d the restaurant said in a social media post.<\/p>\n Check out your favorite restaurants to see if they are helping.<\/p>\n McKinnon Rice is a reporting fellow for the Fort Worth Report. Contact her at mckinnon.rice@fortworthreport.org.\u00a0<\/p>\n At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n Fort Worth Report is certified by the Journalism Trust Initiative<\/a> for adhering to standards for ethical journalism.<\/p>\n Republish This Story<\/p>\n
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