EDOT Collects More Than $4,000 for Fire Victims
Update: The official amount donated so far (Tuesday morning, Sept. 13) is $5560. Great work everyone!
The Episcopal Diocese of Texas has collected more than $4,000 in less than one week in response to the fires burning across the state.
Officials and victims have repeatedly told the Diocese that the biggest need for families right now is money. When Bishop Andy Doyle visited Bastrop on Saturday, he re-affirmed the Diocesan commitment to raise funds as he visited with Bastrop Mayor Terry Orr.
"We talked to Episcopalians out in San Diego," Doyle said. "They are used to fighting these fires. They told us one of the biggest things we can do is donate money, so that is what we have been focusing on."
Individual churches within the diocese are also collecting donations of goods and gift cards to deliver as well. Click here to see updates on those efforts.