Josh Weathers Shares Update On His “Help The Hill Country” Fundraiser, Which Has Surpassed $500,000

Texas country artist Josh Weathers continues to do all he can to help his home state.

South-central Texas was ravaged by flash flooding earlier this month, much like the Carolinas were hit hard with flash flooding in September of last year. Over 130 people have been confirmed deceased, with many of those numbers tragically coming from Camp Mystic – a Christian girls camp located in Texas Hill Country that it is currently grieving the unfathomable loss of 27 campers and counselors.

We all know that music is healing, and in times of distress, the people who make the music are the ones who often step up. That was evident when Eric Church and Luke Combs put together the Concert for Carolina benefit, which raised over $24 million for disaster relief. And now with the devastating flooding in Texas, all kinds of country music artists are banding together to put on benefit concerts.

And though it’s obviously not a contest, Josh Weathers wins the award for putting together his benefit fundraiser the fastest.

Weathers and his wife, Kady, saw a need in their community and wasted no time putting together a virtual benefit concert to raise money for those impacted by the devastating floods. Josh was actually supposed to play a concert at Gruene Hall – located in the “Hill Country” area of Texas that was hit the hardest – the weekend that intense flooding ravaged the Lone Star state. Missing out on playing the concert was a mole hill when compared to the mountain of issues that came as a result of the flash flooding.

Josh and his wife Kady knew that there had to be something they could do to help, and didn’t want to wait around to make a change. Within 48 hours, the Weathers created a virtual concert and fundraiser called “Help the Hill Country.” The benefit event was organized to where people could simply donate sums of money to their cause, or bid on auction items that were presented throughout the four-hour concert. Just days after the flooding changed the lives of many Texas forever, Josh and Kady Weathers helped raise $300,000 for disaster relief efforts… easily surpassing their $150,000 goal.

Weathers told NBCDFW that he and his wife just wanted to feel like they were helping out in a time of need, and didn’t want to wait around any longer than they did to do so:

“I think food and water is probably going to be pretty handled. What are people gonna need? They’re gonna need money. So let’s just raise as much money as we can, as quickly as we can and give it to these folks.

I’m a Texas artist and Texas means a lot to me. When something this tragic happens, and it hits so close to home, (I’ve got to help). I legitimately know people who have lost loved ones in the flood.”

And the money just keeps coming in through the “Help The Hill Country” fundraiser.

That $300,000 number has actually climbed to over $437,267 a couple of days after the concert, and the Weathers’ are still accepting donations through their non-profit organization Love Like You Mean It International. And in the most recent update from Josh Weathers, the country artist is still doing all he can to help – even getting people hooked up with new trailers and tools.

He also made sure to thank all of his followers – and anyone watching the video that’s also contributed to the “Help the Hill Country” fundraiser – because they’ve now raised over $500,000 for Texas flood relief efforts. Weathers shared that he and others are “down here using your money for good,” and took the opportunity to praise God for the generosity that so many have shown in the face of tragedy.

“We are at over $500,000 donated to help the Hill Country, here’s a little update! If you want to donate text HILLCOUNTRY to 53-555.”

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