In the days since the flood, family members have confirmed the deaths of 8- and 9-year-olds Janie Hunt, Eloise Peck, Lila Bonner, Wynne Naylor, Hadley Hanna, and twins Hanna and Rebecca Lawrence. The girls were among the camp’s youngest, having just finished the second grade at their respective schools.
On Monday, hundreds of Camp Mystic campers and alumni gathered at the Southern Methodist University campus to sing camp songs in honor of those affected by the flooding. Green bows have been tied onto trees across the state in honor of the Mystic victims.
Several of the families of Dallas campers killed in the flood have also started charity fundraisers and memorial funds in memory of their daughters. Here’s how you can contribute to those memorials.
Honoring Elosie Peck and Lila Bonner’s Love for Animals
Best friends Eloise Peck and Lila Bonner were cabinmates at Camp Mystic and attended Bradfield Elementary School in Highland Park together. Families of both girls have vowed to continue their legacies as animal lovers.Bradfield Elementary in Highland Park ‘wrapped in love’ for Lila Bonner & Eloise Peck, best friends who died in the flood at Camp Mystic. @NBCDFW pic.twitter.com/YElV04gGNy
— Meredith Yeomans (@YeomansNBC5) July 7, 2025
The Arkansas-based animal rescue Blueberry Hill Farm and Rescue has set up a fundraiser in honor of Eloise, who went by “LuLu.” According to the rescue, Eloise had spent the first part of her summer running a dog-walking business with the intention of donating part of the money she raised to the rescue. The Blueberry Hill memorial fund will go towards animal welfare, and Eloise’s parents will be notified with each donation.
Additionally, the rescue announced plans to build a new shelter for puppies named “Lulu’s Puppy Hut.”
“This shelter will provide much-needed warmth, safety, and a loving place for our foster puppies to stay until we find their forever homes,” the rescue said. “We will cherish our sweet Lulu, her name and her love of animals, daily here at our rescue farm.”
In honor of Lila Bonner, family members are raising funds for a foundation named “Lila’s Light.” The foundation will provide support and care to animals impacted by natural disasters “just as [Lila] would have wanted,” a statement from Lila’s parents, Caitlin and Blake Bonner, said.
“Lila was a natural-born leader who loved all creatures, big and small,” the statement said. “Her confidence and determination left no doubt she would one day fulfill her dream of opening and operating an animal rescue.”
Honoring Wynne Naylor’s Love for the Outdoors and God
Family members of 8-year-old Wynne Naylor, a Lake Highlands Elementary School student, launched the “More Like Wynne” foundation with the goal of “inspiring limitless passion for adventures.”According to a statement from the family members, Wynne had a “great love” of the outdoors, God and her community. To continue those passions, the funds will support local education systems, youth wildlife conservation efforts and Christian ministries.
“If you remove the grief, the stress, the tears of despair and the cries of horror from the days since this tragedy began, you will find how God intends for us to live. Replace grief with hope. Replace stress with servitude. Replace tears of despair with joyful recollection. Replace cries of horror with tears of endearment,” the Naylor family said in a statement. “This is how our girls danced through this world. This is how they will be remembered.”
Honoring Hadley Hanna’s Loving Spirit
A GoFundMe fundraiser has been launched to collect seed money for a memorial project in honor of Hadley Hanna, the Dallas 8-year-old described by friends and family as "radiant" and “creative.”Money donated to the memorial fund will be used to “build something beautiful in her name, a tribute that reflects the light she brought to this world.” Family and friends organizing the fundraiser say that the tribute could be in the form of a scholarship, a memorial project or future service efforts.
“Though [Hadley’s] time on Earth was brief, her spirit made a lasting impression on everyone who knew her,” the fundraiser says.
