"The response has just been overwhelming, very heartfelt," says flood victim Gina Tomlinson.

Tomlinson says she's blown away by the love and support her friends and neighbors have shown her since floods severely damaged her home, and much of the town of Arkansaw back in August.

“I had a finished basement that my son resided in and he lost everything,” she says.

Those organizing Sunday’s benefit say for their community, helping out ran deeper than cleaning up the mess left by rising waters.

“These are my friends, and my family and everyone who is affected by this flood is someone that I know and someone that I love,” says Peggy Kralewski. “This is really an important thing."

The town of Arkansaw is hoping to raise enough money for all of the flood victims, and to clean up Arkansaw Creek Park. But they say no matter how much they bring in, it won't replace everything they've lost.

“I'd sell everything I had left if I could get him back the things that he lost," says Tomlinson, thinking of her son’s mementos lost in the flood.

Tomlinson says while she and the others are extremely grateful for all the help and donations they've had, she says there's still more to do.

“We've had to rely on each other. Anything else that was supposed to come through hasn't. A lot of us haven't received insurance, there's no FEMA,” she says.

And though she never expected her life to be swept away, Tomlinson says she's now learned how to let go.

“You just need to step back and let family and friends take over," says Tomlinson.

The Arkansaw Fur, Fish and Game Club say it has no goal in mind for the fundraiser, but says donations are still needed.

If you'd like to help out the flood victims in Arkansaw, contact Peggy Kralewski at 715-285-5842.