Even though the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston's main building flooded, a large supply drive was held to help the many people in the community who lost everything to Hurricane Harvey flooding. Thousands of people stopped by the tennis center to pick up cleaning supplies, fans, food, and much more from Wednesday to Monday. Volunteers showed up in droves to help out and donations came in from numerous individuals and companies. Staff from Jewish Family Service of Houston were also on scene to give support and advice. Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston, September 2, 2017.
Tayla Arbisser - Harvey Supply Drive.
Even though the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston's main building flooded, a large supply drive was held to help the many people in the community who lost everything to Hurricane Harvey flooding. Thousands of people stopped by the tennis center to pick up cleaning supplies, fans, food, and much more from Wednesday to Monday. Volunteers showed up in droves to help out and donations came in from numerous individuals and companies. Staff from Jewish Family Service of Houston were also on scene to give support and advice. Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston, September 2, 2017.
Tayla Arbisser
Markeshia Melton, 28, and her son, Ashton, 5, look back after being picked up during a mandatory evacuation from Eden Pointe at Wilcrest Apartments, August 30, 2017.
Tayla Arbisser - Rescue Team near Wilcrest and Briar Forest Drive.
On Wednesday, August 30, I was given the chance to go out and join some incredible heroes in a civilian owned army truck to save people evacuated due to the massive flooding. My experience with the newly minted Addicks-Barker High Water Rescue team was an experience I will never forget. The members of the team I was with, Steven Gilbert, Ivan De Los Santos, Ilikiki Silva, Saul Sanchez, and Deborah Mabry, included two retired marines and three civilians who were fearless and willing to go wherever they were needed. Along the way we saw and connected with a number of government agencies and many civilians, who brought what they had—kayaks, jet skis, fishing boats, air boats, and giant trucks to rescue those in need. It was truly humbling to see these individuals working not for fame or fortune (most of them spent a good deal of their own money on this endeavor) but working for the good of humanity. August 30, 2017, Houston, Texas.
