Stand with Sanderson: Rebuild Ferguson Motors

Update - June 4, 2024: An anonymous donor has come forward with an offer to match every donation - dollar for dollar & up to $5,000 - starting today!!

Hi, my name is Melanie Kaihani and I’m the official fundraiser for The Ferguson Motors Tornado Recovery Fund, with owner Jake Harper II serving as its direct beneficiary. My relationship to Ferguson Motors is that I am a neighbor to and friend of the Harper family. The email address for Jake / Ferguson Motors is [email redacted].

On the evening of June 2, 2024, a tornado ripped through the small but mighty community of Sanderson, Texas. A central hub of the community, Ferguson Motors, was directly impacted by the tornado, destroying a significant portion of its historic building. This has resulted in a devastating loss to the Harper family, who own and operate Ferguson Motors.

Their recovery will be long, and every penny collected through this campaign will go directly to Jake and Hannah Harper to rebuild and restore their building, thereby restoring and rebuilding their business. Ferguson Motors and Ford House Social serve many functions in the Sanderson community: from grab&go food and West Texas-themed merchandise, to showcasing artists’ handmade jewelry, paintings, prints, pottery, and fiber crafts, to small crafted brewery offerings, to live music, Ferguson Motors is many things to many people. Above all, what it is, is LOVED. Let’s show them this in helping them come back to life stronger than before.

Any and all dollar amounts are most welcome. Thank you to everyone for your support!