Texas supermarket chain HEB donates $5 million to J.J. Watt's hurricane relief fund
Charles Butt, the owner of a supermarket chain in San Antonio, has donated $5 million to J.J. Watt’s fund for Hurricane Harvey victims in Houston, a spokesman for the Houston Texans confirmed Wednesday to Paste BN Sports.
The donation is the largest to the online campaign started by Watt, an All-Pro defensive end with the Texans, and increases the total amount raised to more than $27 million.
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Watt started the campaign Aug. 28 with a $100,000 donation and an original goal of raising $200,000.
Butt, 79, is the owner of H-E-B supermarket chain, a privately held company with more than 300 stores, according to Forbes.
On Tuesday, Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon announced the program will contribute $1 million to Watt’s online fund at YouCaring, the company taking the donations.