Hollywood Park fundraiser collects $3,532 for flood relief; ribbons distributed in town

Council member Pierce provided an update, read by the city administrator, on a community-led Green Ribbon campaign organized after the July 4 flood that struck nearby Hill Country communities. The campaign produced green ribbons residents tied to show solidarity and collected $3,532 in donations. Pierce’s emailed update, read at the Aug. 19 meeting, said the donations were intended for the “Kirk County Flood Relief Fund,” and that city staff found the Salvation Army was collecting money for that fund; the administrator said the city had cut a check to the Salvation Army to forward the contribution. “The donation amount collected was a total of $3,532, and that money… was going directly to the Kirk County Flood Relief Fund,” the message read. The update thanked resident volunteer Tricia Cavazos for making and supplying ribbons and credited city staff and the mayor for helping make ribbons and a signing card available to residents. The council heard that some ribbons and donations came from outside Hollywood Park and that staff secured the funds in a lockbox until the check was prepared. Ending: The council received the update as an informational item; no formal action was taken.