‘Mattress Mack’ planning to give hundreds of mattresses to Hill Country flood survivors

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, owner of Gallery Furniture, is planning to give away 400 mattresses to people who were affected by the flash floods that hit the Hill Country last month.

McIngvale and Gallery Furniture will distribute the mattresses on Saturday to people from Hunt, Ingram, Kerrville, and across the Leander and Austin Hill Country region who were affected by the July 4 floods, according to a press release.

“For the past two weeks, we’ve been on the ground in the hardest-hit areas—walking through devastated neighborhoods, helping families clean up debris, and listening to their stories,” McIngvale said in the release. “We’ve sent relief trucks with supplies, but more importantly, we’ve shared a simple message: We love you, we care about you, and we’re here to help.” 

Mattresses (twin, full, queen and king) will be distributed on Saturday, Aug. 9 , 7-9 a.m. (or until all mattresses are gone) at Lago Vista High School. Distribution will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

McIngvale posted a video on social media last week about Gallery Furniture’s response to the floods thus far. He added that for certain items purchased from Gallery Furniture, the furniture company would give one mattress to a flood survivor in need.

Mattress Mack has established a reputation for being generous, having done giveaways in the past, including a mattress giveaway to first responders and teachers last year, as well as one for veterans and first responders just last month.

Volunteers are needed to help with the mattress distribution on Saturday to set up for the event and help load mattresses into vehicles. Volunteers will need to arrive at 6 a.m.

Giveaway Eligibility

• Each household is eligible to receive one mattress.
• Recipients must have been impacted by the recent floods.
• Recipients need to bring a valid driver’s license with proof of address/approved zip. See eligible zip codes below.
• Recipients must come with a truck or van to take the mattress with them.
• First-come, first-served while supplies last.

Eligible zip codes:

Kerr County 

• 78024 – Hunt, TX
• 78028 – Kerrville, TX
• 78029 – Kerrville, TX
• 78025 – Ingram, TX
• 78010 – Center Point, TX
• 78058 – Mountain Home, TX

Travis County

• 78645 – Lago Vista, TX
• 78732 – Steiner Ranch
• 78734 – Hudson Bend, Lakeway
• 78738 – Bee Cave, Lakeway, and The Hills
• 78617 – Del Valle, TX

Walker County

• 77358 – Sandy Creek, TX

Williamson County

• 76527 – Florence, TX
• 76530 – Granger, TX
• 76537 – Jarrel, TX
• 76573 – Schwertner, TX
• 76574 – Taylor, TX
• 76578 – Thrall, TX
• 78613 – Cedar Park, TX
• 78615 – Coupland, TX
• 78626 – Georgetown, TX
• 78627 – Georgetown, TX
• 78628 – Georgetown, TX and Andice, TX
• 78628 – Sun City, TX
• 78630 – Cedar Park, TX
• 78634 – Hutto, TX
• 78642 – Liberty Hill
• 78646 – Leander, TX
• 78641 – Leander, TX
• 78664 – Round Rock, TX
• 78673 – Walburg, TX
• 78674 – Weir, TX
• 78680 – Round Rock, TX
• 78681 – Round Rock, TX
• 78717 – Austin, TX
• 78729 – Austin, TX
• 78633 – Georgetown, TX

Burnet County

• 78611 – Burnet, TX and Lake Victor
• 78616 – Dale, TX
• 78639 – Kingsland, TX
• 78654 – Marble Falls, South San Gabriel River
• 78657 – Horseshoe Bay, TX
• 78669 – Spicewood, TX
• 78660 – Pflugerville, TX