- Quarterback’s hometown is near scene of wildfires
- Rodgers played college football in California
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has donated $1m to victims of this month’s wildfires in California. Rodgers was born, and spent much of his childhood, in northern California and said on Wednesday that he wanted to help his home state.
“In northern California, where I was born and raised, the city of Paradise burned to the ground, and many of the residents who got out are now displaced to my hometown of Chico and across the north state,” Rodgers said in a video posted to his Twitter account. “I personally reached out to my friends and the mayor of Chico to find out how to be of the most help. And raising money for both immediate needs and the long-term recovery is what is needed most right now.”
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All the money goes to a great organization for the immediate needs and the recovery efforts for the #CampFireParadise
Thank you #ButteStrong #payitforward pic.twitter.com/iQjMbUIHcI
Related: California wildfire smoke spreads to New York, 3,000 miles away
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