JJ Watt Raises More Than $1 Million to Benefit Middle School Athletics
On Saturday, over $1 million were raised to benefit middle school athletics.
“This is bigger than I ever could have imagined it to be and I’m very thankful and grateful for everybody who helps make it happen,” Watt said.
The JJ Watt Foundation hosted the 2019 Charity Classic after taking a year off to help Hurricane Harvey victims.
It’s Team Offense versus Team Defense on the field.
Watt said, “The amount of money that we’ve raised, the people that come out, the experiences, the tweets people saying they came from Maine and Chicago and Florida, and people coming from all over it just blows my mind.”
Off the field, the foundation has helped fund more than 500 middle schools in 37 states with over $5 million to help pay for after-school athletic programs.
The goal is to empower and inspire kids through sports.
“We were getting letters from teachers who were telling us that their students were doing better in class,” Watt said. “They’re more attentive. They’re getting better grades. They were seeing improvement in their students because they had something to look forward to at the end of the day.”
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