In the hours after heavy rains washed out communities in Texas and killed dozens in its wake, you could find a familiar glow shining from a Door County business.
Over the weekend, several areas of Texas received several inches of rain that caused flash flooding along the Guadalupe River. According to CNN, at least 82 people, including 28 children, have died as a result of the flooding. Dozens are still missing due to the floods that caused the river to rise as much as 20 feet in less than two hours.
Much like they have for causes like the war in Ukraine, wildfires in Hawaii and California, hurricanes in Florida, and a fight between cancer and a young girl from Fish Creek, Door County Candle developed a candle to support the victims of the Texas floods. Previous efforts have generated thousands of dollars for those causes to get money to the people and organizations that need it. Door County Candle owners Nic and Christiana Trapani say they try to work as quickly as they can in these instances to make sure they can make the most significant impact.
Positive comments have been pouring in since the announcement, some directly related to the area of the tragedy. The Trapanis added that the candle is available to order online and will be available in store on Tuesday. As of Monday morning, Texans were not out of the woods yet after the National Weather Service issued a flood watch for nearly five million people in central Texas, which includes many of the communities already designated a disaster area.
