At dawn on July 4, 2025, Spencer and his wife, Corey woke to a sight they’ll never forget: the Guadalupe River at their front door. “The first 24 to 48 hours was incredibly exhausting… panic… stressful… shock,” Spencer said, recalling how quickly the flood changed everything.
A few homes away, David listened to thunder and watched lightning flash until the water crept inside. “I put my feet out of bed and it was in water about this deep,” he said. Neighbors arrived with gloves and trash bags. “They’ve been over our house and they cleaned it out. Couldn’t ask for better treatment,” he added.
When the flood receded, the long work began. Bill Ryan, a Lowe’s store manager, mobilized his team. “A lot of my associates live in these neighborhoods… we wanted to make sure that we responded as quickly as possible,” he said.
Lowe’s partnered with Somebody Cares America to move faster and further—donating time, critical products and a $100,000 grant to help families rebuild with dignity and hope. For relief leaders on the ground, speed mattered most. “Literally within hours… I can order sheet rock, tape, mud, doors, trim—whatever it is,” said Mark Roye of Somebody Cares. “They have been a crucial partner in helping people get back in their homes.”
This most recent neighborhood repair is just the latest of Lowe’s larger flood relief efforts after donating $500,000 to relief and recovery organizations in the days after the flood.
For families like Spencer’s, help came with kindness. “Although we’ve lost everything, we’ve also gained so very much,” he said, describing deep gratitude for the Lowe’s family that allowed his own to focus on healing. Corey, working alongside residents and associates, put it simply: the people who showed up became difference makers—and families wouldn’t be as far along without them.
This is what recovery looks like in Bumble Bee: neighbors shoulder-to-shoulder, community partners aligned, and associates who don’t wait to be asked. It’s sheet rock and trim delivered just in time. It’s a swept floor, a cleared room, a family back in their home—one small act of care at a time.
