As a talented defensive end, J.J. Watt is someone who can't be ignored on the football field. His monstrous plays make highlight reels on a weekly basis. But off the gridiron? He tries, as best he can, to fly under the radar. For example, the Houston Texans star quietly contributed $10,000 to the GoFundMe page created for Corey Barr's family. [...]
If tragedy strikes in the great state of Texas, it's fair to say that J.J. Watt steps up as quickly as emergency responders. Over the weekend, the Houston Texans star announced he would cover the cost of the funeral services for all 10 victims (eight students and two teachers) of the mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas. [...]
J.J. Watt knows a thing or two about how to use his platform to give back to the community. That's why along with Houston Astros second baseman, the Houston Texans star was named co-Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated on Dec. 5. Watt raised more than $37 million for relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. He also [...]
J.J. Watt's season may be over due to a fractured tibia, but he's certainly not holed up at home twiddling his thumbs. Sure, he threw out the first pitch of Game 3 of the World Series on crutches, but his real work has been planning out where the $37 million he helped raise for victims of Hurricane Harvey will go. [...]
J.J. Watt's Hurricane Harvey fundraiser may be closing, but the relief work has just begun. In the end, Watt has helped raise more than $34 million for the people in Houston and the city's surrounding areas who were affected by the massive natural disaster in late August. And, who knows. More donations could come flooding in before Friday at 5:00 [...]
The fundraiser set up by J.J. Watt for Hurricane Harvey relief hit another milestone Friday night, surpassing the $30 million mark. He reached $20 million on Tuesday, and had some rather large donations come through during the week, including $5 million from H-E-B Chairman and CEO Charles Butt and $1 million from Jimmy Fallon. “Throughout this disaster, I have been [...]
The Hurricane Harvey fundraising campaign NFL star J.J. Watt started to provide help to those in the Houston area affected by the storm hit $20 million in donations on Tuesday afternoon. Watt started a YouCaring page on Aug. 27, which has given more than 184,000 people an avenue to donate to the rebuilding effort while being assured that the money [...]
The Hurricane Harvey relief fundraiser J.J. Watt started on YouCaring Sunday is showing no signs of slowing down. After passing the $10 million mark Thursday, it took less than 24 hours for it to hit $14 million, which is $1 million shy of his new goal: $15 million. This weekend, the Houston Texans defensive end and his teammates will disburse [...]
It was another great month of inspiring stories at Purpose2Play. Here are our top five from August, as measured by pageviews. 5. Swimmer Beth French ends Ocean's 7 Challenge for her autistic son Beth French entered the water to show her 8-year-old son, Dylan, what was possible. She got out to show him he’s more important than anything else. The [...]
No NFL game played this year will carry more weight than what Houston Texans star J.J. Watt has shouldered for the Houston area. Less than 24 hours after Watt raised his Hurricane Harvey fundraising goal from $6 million to a whopping $10 million, the mark has been hit. Yes, J.J. Everything is bigger in Texas. "We have the semi-trucks being [...]