Helping Jen Recover From Texas Winter Storm
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Jennifer is the Director of International Programs at the University of Houston. She has dedicated 26 years to helping business students succeed in earning a college degree. She is the oldest of 5 kids in her family, and when she is not working or studying to get her Ed.D in Higher Education, she can be found looking after her 2 nieces and 3 nephews. Not to mention, Jennifer has rescued countless stray dogs and has fostered them as if they were her own. She is a natural-born caretaker that is always looking after others 24/7 without ever asking for anything in return. Jennifer has a passion for helping others, and now she is the one that needs help the most. Jennifer’s home experienced significant damage during the recent winter storm in Houston, TX. She requires assistance to return her home to a safe state for herself and the dogs she fosters. Many of us are asking how we can help those impacted by a brutal natural disaster. Please consider donating to support Jennifer's rebuild and give back to someone who has tireless given to so many others.
Jen did her best to prepare for the historic storm that hit Texas. Right before the winter storm in Houston, Jen made sure to wrap her outside water pipes. She dragged all of the dog houses into her garage so the four stray dogs she is sheltering would not be outside and freeze to death. Jen lost power Monday night but still had running water, so she considered herself one of the lucky ones for the moment. By Tuesday morning, her luck quickly changed. She was in bed reading for her classes when she heard running water from her kitchen.
When Jen went into her kitchen to investigate the sound, she saw a literal gushing waterfall from the kitchen ceiling rushing down into the kitchen wall and spilling out into the floor. Think Niagra Falls indoors. The water was coming into the house so quickly that her kitchen, living room, and bedroom began to flood. Jen tried to get to her neighbors to get help, but her driveway gate was frozen shut due to the freezing temperatures, leaving Jen locked into her own yard and helpless. In a state of panic, Jen began screaming at the top of her lungs, pleading for anyone who could hear her, please help. Thankfully a neighbor did hear Jen and came to break the ice off the gate and wrestle it open. By the time Jen and her hero of a neighbor were able to make it back inside, 3 inches of water had already entered into her kitchen, and the ceiling was cracking open. The water showed no sign of slowing and began filling the inside of the walls. The hero neighbor was managed to turn off the main water line, but the pipes kept flowing water for the entire day nonstop until they were empty.
As you can imagine, Jen felt hopeless as she had to use up all of her towels and extra bedding to soak up the water, but it just wasn't enough to stop the spread of the water throughout the house. Jen also had no electricity at the time, so her items and the house's floors remained wet in freezing temperatures. The temperature inside her house was so cold the water froze to the floor. Nothing could be dried, and they refused to continue the clean-up. She did her best to wring the wet items out by hand, but it didn't help. By Tuesday night, the water finally stopped leaking from the pipe. Power was finally restored Wednesday, and Jen just broke down from being overwhelmed and did what any of us would do; she tried to keep going and worked to save her house.
The damage is extensive inside the walls and under the flooring due to the immense amount of water that flooded her home. She had a contractor come out, and they estimated a minimum cost of $25,000 for clean-up, and then there would be a cost of repair on top of that. The contractor cannot see the extent of damage inside the walls without opening up the walls, which cannot be done until an insurance adjuster inspects the home. This same scenario has happened to thousands of people in Texas with busted pipes. This winter storm and the havoc it has caused will cost Jen an incredible amount of money, and she's unsure how much the insurance is willing to help subsidize the cost.
If you can donate anything at all, please consider giving to Jen's cause.
Jen did her best to prepare for the historic storm that hit Texas. Right before the winter storm in Houston, Jen made sure to wrap her outside water pipes. She dragged all of the dog houses into her garage so the four stray dogs she is sheltering would not be outside and freeze to death. Jen lost power Monday night but still had running water, so she considered herself one of the lucky ones for the moment. By Tuesday morning, her luck quickly changed. She was in bed reading for her classes when she heard running water from her kitchen.
When Jen went into her kitchen to investigate the sound, she saw a literal gushing waterfall from the kitchen ceiling rushing down into the kitchen wall and spilling out into the floor. Think Niagra Falls indoors. The water was coming into the house so quickly that her kitchen, living room, and bedroom began to flood. Jen tried to get to her neighbors to get help, but her driveway gate was frozen shut due to the freezing temperatures, leaving Jen locked into her own yard and helpless. In a state of panic, Jen began screaming at the top of her lungs, pleading for anyone who could hear her, please help. Thankfully a neighbor did hear Jen and came to break the ice off the gate and wrestle it open. By the time Jen and her hero of a neighbor were able to make it back inside, 3 inches of water had already entered into her kitchen, and the ceiling was cracking open. The water showed no sign of slowing and began filling the inside of the walls. The hero neighbor was managed to turn off the main water line, but the pipes kept flowing water for the entire day nonstop until they were empty.
As you can imagine, Jen felt hopeless as she had to use up all of her towels and extra bedding to soak up the water, but it just wasn't enough to stop the spread of the water throughout the house. Jen also had no electricity at the time, so her items and the house's floors remained wet in freezing temperatures. The temperature inside her house was so cold the water froze to the floor. Nothing could be dried, and they refused to continue the clean-up. She did her best to wring the wet items out by hand, but it didn't help. By Tuesday night, the water finally stopped leaking from the pipe. Power was finally restored Wednesday, and Jen just broke down from being overwhelmed and did what any of us would do; she tried to keep going and worked to save her house.
The damage is extensive inside the walls and under the flooring due to the immense amount of water that flooded her home. She had a contractor come out, and they estimated a minimum cost of $25,000 for clean-up, and then there would be a cost of repair on top of that. The contractor cannot see the extent of damage inside the walls without opening up the walls, which cannot be done until an insurance adjuster inspects the home. This same scenario has happened to thousands of people in Texas with busted pipes. This winter storm and the havoc it has caused will cost Jen an incredible amount of money, and she's unsure how much the insurance is willing to help subsidize the cost.
If you can donate anything at all, please consider giving to Jen's cause.
Co-organizers (4)
Joshua Phillips
Organizer
Greenvale, NY
Jennifer Glickman
Beneficiary
Jacklyn Dang
Co-organizer
Becky Fletcher Roberts
Co-organizer