After devastating floods swept through the Texas Hill Country, leaving heartbreak, loss, and destruction in their wake, Lowe's is stepping up to support recovery efforts, helping communities begin the difficult process of rebuilding.
More than 100 lives were lost in what officials are calling one of the deadliest flood events in Texas history. In response, Lowe's has pledged $500,000 to aid recovery and relief work, partnering with nonprofit organizations and first responders to provide help where it's needed most.
Buckets, Boots, and Community
In stores in San Angelo and Kerrville, Lowe's teams are already hard at work—filling and handing out more than 500 "Bucket Brigade" kits stocked with essential cleaning and recovery supplies. These kits include gloves, trash bags, cleaning agents, masks, and more—everything families need to begin clearing out flood-damaged homes.
“We are connected to the community. The associates in the store live in the community and everyone here knows each other,” said Lowe’s District Manager over the region James Benne, “the community counts on Lowe’s to be there everyday for basic needs and counts on us in times of need to step up and be a leader in the community.”
In San Angelo, associates hosted a relief event Monday morning to hand out the kits. On Tuesday, the team in Kerrville followed, distributing buckets throughout the community. These events are part of Lowe's long-running Bucket Brigade program, which has delivered over 100,000 buckets filled with supplies to disaster-struck communities since 2017.
Helping Hands on the Ground
Store teams are working closely with local emergency command centers, monitoring evolving needs, and donating critical supplies—including bottled water, box fans, paper towels, trash cans, and chainsaws with accessories.
“The team here has stood up tall. We immediately got supplies in transit to the store. We re-merchandised the store with these items in a matter of hours and we were there for the community. There is a lot of tenure in the store,” added Benne, “and it is more like a family, everyone is concerned for each other and want to help each other out in any way possible.”
Sending Help from Home
The Lowe's Emergency Command Center in Mooresville, NC, is also expediting shipments of cleaning supplies, dehumidifiers, totes, and bottled water into the region. But perhaps the most powerful contribution is the human one: the time, care, and commitment of Lowe's associates—many of whom are helping their own friends, families, and neighbors recover.
