After flooding devasted central Texas in July, a North Jersey rotary club went to work bringing comfort to children affected by the storms.

Their solution: hundreds of huggable teddy bears donated by the local community.

The Fair Lawn Sunrise Rotary Club came up with the idea not long after the deadly floods struck. Club members reached out to the Rotary Club of Kerrville, one of the hardest-hit areas . Their fellow Rotarians “loved the idea,” said Forrest Elliott, a member of the Sunrise Club who helped organize the effort.

The club put out the call to its members and the local community, who dropped off dozens of donations.

“This is an important project for us, especially for the kids down there,” Elliott said.

Moisture from Tropical Storm Barry drifted over Texas in the first

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