It has expanded to offer laundry detergent, soap and other hygiene items. Thanks to the outpouring of giving, the pantry is able to make sure meals are always available and provide more nutritious food, Bright said. Some Buffalo Bills fans said they contributed because they were happy to see the Bengals defeat their rival Chiefs. "Joe Burrow made me even prouder to be an Ohioan." "I'm a lifelong Bengal fan," one donor wrote on the fund's website. 30, according to the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, which manages what is now a $1.5 million endowment from the Joe Burrow Hunger Relief Fund. Nearly 1,400 people have contributed more than $98,000 since the Bengals defeated the Kansas City Chiefs on Jan. That was a huge boost to an area where an estimated 20% of people experience food insecurity, the lack of access to enough affordable food.ĭonations spiked again after recent Cincinnati wins. Those words sparked fundraisers that brought in a staggering $650,000 from around the world, more than six times the food pantry's annual budget. "I’m up here for all those kids in Athens and Athens County that go home to not a lot of food on the table, hungry after school," he said as he accepted the award for college football's best player. Burrow spotlighted the needs in Athens County, about 150 miles east of the city where he now plays football, when he won the Heisman Trophy in 2019.
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