Hoosiers Helping Texans After Days Without Power, Water, And Eat

Hoosiers raise money and donations in record time for the meaningful journey south

INDIANAPOLIS — We all know Hoosiers are known for lending a helping hand no matter how near or how far. Well, one local organization decided to go hundreds of miles to provide needs to Texans battling a winter disaster.

“I think it just touched my heart when I saw the kids, and I saw the water it was muddy,” said Hood 2 Hood Founder, Terrance Hood. Hood says he couldn’t believe what Texans were experiencing. So, instead of watching it all unfold, he decided to gather his organization and a team to raise money, get necessities, and vehicles donated to make a trek to Texas.

“I just wanted to help,” Hood said. “I didn’t know how I was going to help. I didn’t know if we were going to be able to get there. I’ve never driven this far in my life. But we have a heart and we saw our people in need and just wanted to extend our hand.”

So Hood posted a plea on Facebook Friday night, and within hours, he secured donations, vehicles, and volunteers for a 2,000-mile round trip from Indianapolis to Fort Worth.

“It was a challenge put in front of us, but we Hoosiers, we can handle it,” Hood said. “We had organizations donate us a 26-foot U-Haul. We had another organization basically donate us a party bus. My dealership donated a 2020 Armada. So, the community really came together,” Hood said.

The community even left Hood and those traveling with enough money to depart for Texas Saturday night. They arrived Sunday afternoon with truckloads. On the final leg of their journey, it was clear, they had arrived. “It was semis wrecked and cars wrecked on the way here. It was very dire, it looked very dangerous coming here,” Hood said.

The team arrived at Eastern Hills High School in Fort Worth exiting their vehicles to several hundred Texans in need of assistance.

“What we handed out today was socks, shirts, water, food, pampers, feminine products, non-perishable items, fruit. We handed out so many things to these people they were so appreciative the line was wrapped around the entire block. It was a beautiful thing,” Hood said.

“You don’t have to have a lot of money or a lot of manpower to do something special, do something beautiful just for your human comrades,” Hood said. “So this definitely changed me. It changed our organization, everybody with me. We’re going to take this with us for the rest of our life.”

Sources: