Kansas City area businesses launch fundraisers for Texas flood victims

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Some Kansas City area businesses have launched fundraisers to help the Texas communities affected by devastating flash floods. 

Disco Burger and Varsity Club in the River Market will donate 20% of all sales on Monday to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund established by the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country. 

Co-owner of Disco Burger, Matt Chapman, and his wife moved to Kansas City from Texas and wanted to find a way to help those impacted by the devastating floods. 

“I still have a lot of family that lives down there, a lot of friends. The Hill Country is just west of Austin, where I was from. It's sad that all that's going on. We're just trying to bring awareness to it and raise some money,” Chapman said. 

On Monday at Disco Burger, 20% of all sales will go to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund.  Additionally, Disco Burger will donate 100% of the proceeds from one special menu item. 

“Tomorrow we're doing a special burger. We’re mocking the ‘Whataburger’, which 100% of those proceeds will go to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund,” Chapman said. 

In response to the devastating floods in Texas. Louisburg, Kansas native Sammie Magee launched a donation drive through her non-profit Sammie’s Toy Drive. 

“We are doing Amazon gift cards at the moment in increments of $10. To make it nice and easy for people until we get an exact list of donations needed,” Magee explained. 

You can donate to the Kerrville, TX drive here.

Since founding her non-profit, Magee has led multiple donation drives for communities struck by tragedy, including Uvalde, Texas. 

“When I started these toy drives, kind of my tagline for it was, even if it's just for five minutes, if it's making the kids smile, that's what makes everything worth it.

So, we want to collect necessities to help adults and the parents in the families, and then toys for the kids to help ease their minds, give them something to concentrate on during this tragedy,” Magee said. 

“So, everything we do is honoring the 21 from Robb Elementary School. This is another way for them to share their kindness and help people, even in death. Also, Kerrville was very helpful to Uvalde after the Robb Elementary School shooting. So this is a way to pay it forward to them,” Magee explained.