Camp Mystic is shown in Hunt, Texas, July 9, 2025. (Ashley Landis/AP Photo)
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The fundraiser, "Support for Sade Perkins," was posted on crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo and features photos of some young girls who died in the flood. Created by Marian Hills, it supposedly will benefit Perkins, a former member of the Houston Food Insecurity Board.
"Sade Perkins is being publicly targeted for telling the truth," organizers wrote on the site. "After the devastating flood at Camp Mystic, Sade, like many of us, was heartbroken. But she also had the courage to say what others wouldn’t: Would this response have looked different if the victims were Hispanic or Black girls?"
Hill claimed Perkins is being stalked, harassed and flooded with hate messages, noting Houston Mayor John Whitmire said Perkins was fired "to make it look like they’ve taken some kind of action in response to public outrage."
However, Hill said Perkins resigned "on her own terms" in January, which is when her term expired, according to the city.
A destroyed cabin at Camp Mystic after flooding hit Texas. (Eli Hartman/AP Photo, File)
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With the money raised, organizers said, Perkins will be afforded "protection, legal support, and recovery from the reputational and emotional harm she’s enduring."
As of Thursday afternoon, the campaign had raised just over $400, with a goal of $20,000.
Many of the donations are in small amounts, sent in by usernames acting as comments.
A donation by "Disgrace to Houston" garnered 23 likes, while donations made by other usernames with racial slurs, obscene language or death threats aimed toward Perkins have hundreds of likes.
Campers' belongings sit outside one of Camp Mystic's cabins near the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area July 7, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. (Eli Hartman/AP Photo)
While Perkins has yet to address the fundraiser, her boyfriend, Rev. Colin Bossen, released a statement on his website noting he "disavows" her comments.
"My partner Sadé Perkins has made comments on social media regarding the horrific flooding that devastated Camp Mystic. I want to be clear that I disavow her comments," Bossen wrote. "While she was not speaking on my behalf or on behalf of my congregation, I recognize that her comments have caused harm to many who are experiencing terrible loss and anxiety."
Alexandra Koch is a Fox News Digital journalist who covers breaking news, with a focus on high-impact events that shape national conversation and influence government response.
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