ATLANTA — One of the Atlanta Hawks' biggest names is chipping in on a GoFundMe account set up by a fellow NBA player to help Hurricane Dorian victims.
Reports indicate Hawks' point guard and star player Trae Young has pledged $25,000 to a fund set up by Sacramento Kings player and Bahamas native Buddy Hield.
Hield set up the account and also donated $100,000 of his own money after the devastation brought by the Category 5 hurricane which sat over the Bahamas for days before finally moving up the southeastern coast of the U.S.
"My heart is broken for my fellow Bahamians, especially on the island I was raised on, Grand Bahama," Hield wrote. "I personally know many people who still need rescuing, and there are thousands without medical help, power, food, or other basic necessities."
Young retweeted a message from Hawks Nation about his donation along with the words "Always will be there to support my Brothas"
In the three days since the fundraising account was created, 1,500 donors have raised roughly $145,000 of $1 million.
"Bahamians are a strong people, but they still need our help to get them through this," Hield wrote.
He said that the funds from the GoFundMe will be withdrawn from the campaign in the U.S. and used to purchase basic necessities that Bahamians are now suddenly lacking. He said his own organization, The Buddy Hield Foundation, will oversee how the funds are used and given out.
Hield also included a list of supplies that the people of the Bahamas need including - in part:
- Baby supplies
- First aid kits
- Garbage bags
- Gloves
- Canned goods
- Socks
- Blankets
- Sleeping beds
- Tents
- Towels and washcloths
- Laundry detergent and cleaning supplies
- Water
- Bathroom products
- Feminine products
- Portable one-burner stoves
- Lighters, matches, and Candles
- Flashlights and batteries
- Alcohol disinfectant and sanitizer
- Insects repellent
- Ice machines
- Generators
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