Generations of parents sent their daughters to the Christian camp on the Guadalupe. It suffered floods over the years but no one foresaw tragedy.

The fundraising effort has drawn support from camp alumni, neighbors and strangers who learned about the twins' mission.

Former Camp Mystic camper and counselor Claudia Sullivan spoke with NBC News' Tom Llamas about the significance and future of Camp Mystic.

Next year, if it resumes operations, Camp Mystic will turn 100 years old. But should it celebrate that centennial milestone, it will woefully also commemorate the one-year anniversary of an awful weekend when so many jubilant young campers were lost.

Memories, historical photos, 70-year-old artifacts and local expert Ranger Barry Richardson’s talk marked Camp Murphy Day at the park on Dec. 12.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said at least 161 people are known to be missing, after catastrophic flooding hit the state. The number includes five Camp Mystic campers, a counselor, “another child not associated with the camp” and 12 people “in other parts of the state.

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