Alex Ovechkin makes donation to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts
Hurricane Harvey’s devastating floods have killed at least 47 people and caused billions of dollars in damage to homes, businesses, and roads in Texas and Louisiana. 45,000 people remain in shelters as waters recede.
Professional athletes are now trying to use their unique position in society to help. Houston Texans linebacker JJ Watt has raised an astonishing $15 million via social media. Locally, Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer and wife Erica are covering all adoption fees this weekend for pets from the DC Human Rescue Alliance. They are doing so to help create more room in Texas shelters for lost or displaced pets.
Thursday, news surfaced that Washington Wizards superstars John Wall and Bradley Beal rallied their teammates and made a $250,000 donation to help relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey. That, in turn, has inspired several other people in the Monumental family to donate.
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