CHARLESTON, W.Va. — One of West Virginia’s most popular natives is doing his part to help out in the wake of flooding last week that devastated parts of the state.
Country star Brad Paisley has set up a GoFundMe account, donating $100,000 to victims. He tweeted Wednesday night:
“Ok everyone, I’m going up to WV tomorrow to meet 1st hand with those on the ground. Let’s grow this number for them.”
The GoFundMe page has a statement from Paisley on his goal for the effort.
“On June 23rd, my home state of West Virginia experienced tremendous flooding that killed over 20 people and destroyed entire small towns. Three counties have been declared federal disasters and 44 of the 55 counties have been declared in a state of emergency. Now that the waters are receding it’s time to pitch in and help in any way we can. One of the best ways I have found that hopefully will raise the largest amount of money the quickest and get it to the people in need the fastest is through GoFundMe. I have set a goal of $1 million — this is doable and only a small portion of what is needed.”