Texans’ JJ Watt starts fund for Houston area after floods
Amid the historic floods in Houston and surrounding areas of Texas, Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt started a fund for those affected by Hurricane Harvey.
On Sunday, Watt posted a video promoting his YouCaring page that originally had a goal of $200,000.
"That's our city," Watt said. "It's very tough to watch your city get hit by such a bad storm and not be there to help. Not be there to help with the recovery, help with the process. It's very tough."
Less than two hours later, Watt’s followers hit the $200,000 goal.
Recovery efforts from Hurricane Harvey will be massive.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) August 27, 2017
We must come together to help rebuild our communities.https://t.co/SR6DmnNbyM pic.twitter.com/iiMsG2i4dl
Watt later raised the goal to $500,000 on Sunday night.
"Houston's a great city," Watt said. "We're going to come out of this stronger than ever, but we're going to need a lot of money to help these people rebuild."
To give to Watt's YouCaring page, visit YouCaring.com/JJWatt or click on the link in Watt's tweet below.
The initial 200k was raised in less than 2 hours.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) August 28, 2017
I have now raised the goal to 500k.
Your support is phenomenal!https://t.co/SR6DmnNbyM
