Community cooks thousands of meals, shelters hundreds during the Texas Freeze

Local community groups, organizations, local government, businesses and individuals fed thousands and sheltered hundreds during the winter storm that hit San Marcos this week.

The Salvation Army and Southside Community Center have been working very closely to coordinate efforts, said Ruben Garza, Southside Community Center Executive Director, in a phone interview he took while delivering spaghetti and salad to four seniors being housed at Studio 6 hotel.

Garza said Southside put residents in 48 hotel rooms, the Salvation Army put residents in around 80 rooms and the City of San Marcos has picked up the tab on some rooms as well. He and employees of the Salvation Army have personally paid for additional rooms.