151 a woman in alabama is helping bring christmas to nearly 200 families in the harveystricken houston area through a holiday adoption group she started on facebook courtney adams 33 watched in despair from thousands of miles away in auburn as parts of her hometown of kingwood texas flooded when hurricane harvey struck southeastern texas in august mattress mack feeds thousands in houston at absolutely spectacular thanksgiving dinner paramedic adopts puppy that survived hurricane harvey adams a mother of three said she felt helpless in the moment and relied on prayer to figure out how she could help courtney adams of auburn alabama poses with her family in this undated photo courtney adams she started a facebook group holidays for harvey with the idea of matching people from across the country with families in need in the houston area i sat down and created a group on facebook and i just started sharing it adams said people started joining and asking for help and people started offering to help and give back courtney adams of auburn alabama poses with her children in this undated photo courtney adams one of the first people to volunteer was lori martin a mother of three from pennsylvania who is friends with adams but did not have a direct connection to houston martin and her family volunteered to provide christmas for a husband and wife and their 17yearold daughter whose home was hit hard by harvey the mom said she and her husband wanted nothing and they just wanted a nice day for their daughter said martin who purchased gift cards for the teen and is surprising her parents with gifts too i wrapped everything that i got individually because there is something special about opening a present on christmas morning lori martin and her family donated christmas presents to a family affected by hurricane harvey lori martin rachel nicholson and her family will have presents to open on christmas morning too thanks to adams nicholson a childhood friend of adams gave birth to her third son just days before harvey hit rachel nicholson of kingwood texas gave birth to her third son just days before hurricane harvey rachel nicholson she and her newborn and two young sons had to be evacuated by boat as the first floor of their home flooded the first floor of rachel nicholsons home in kingwood texas was flooded during hurricane harvey rachel nicholson nicholson and her family have been living in a rental home relying on their savings until their home is rebuilt all of our money is going back into our house and the last thing you think about is presents said nicholson our boys deserve a christmas and a home and not being displaced i dont want what happened to affect their memories of christmas rachel nicholsons three sons received christmas presents through the holidays for harvey program rachel nicholson adams took nicholsons sons christmas wish lists and had the gifts delivered to the familys door