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A year after Harvey, $37 million raised by J.J. Watt is changing lives

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A year after Harvey, $37M raised by Texans' J.J. Watt changing lives - Houston Texans Blog- ESPN
"Whatever you can donate, please donate to help these people out."Watt set up a page on YouCaring.com, donating $100,000 of his own money and setting the goal at $200,000. He raised that in two hours.
For the next three weeks, the online fundraiser continued to grow. A year later, the money distributed by Watt to help the relief efforts has made a huge impact on the lives of those who received help.
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The Texans were lucky to snag him in the draft, Houston is blessed to have him a champion for the city. What a good thing he did.
 
JJ Watt is an amazing player and guy.
 
Nice to read a story where someone used their fame to make a difference to hurting people.

I got to say the outpour of volunteers in Texas as first responders to the crisis/devastation was heartwarming from rescues to working in shelters and donating goods and services to people in need. And then a shout out to Louisiana in their efforts rescuing many. From the local governments to the governor I think they did a fine job in handling an overwhelming catastrophe.



It was one of the first times I saw social media do good. Folks who needed rescued used social media. There were areas that never flooded but folks couldn't get out because they were surrounded by washed out roads. People would go on Facebook and let others know who was in need of what and they had volunteers ready to answer the call like from a new mother who was running out of formula for her newborn baby to elderly needing assistance.

Then there were all the volunteers from all over the country that showed up for the cleanup and the countless number of truckloads of food and goods that poured in donated by corporations and private citizens. It's what you would hope would happen in your area if met with a natural disaster like that.
 
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