The #Billsmafia and the team’s fans have come up huge again this week. And Buffalo Bills’ quarterback Josh Allen just pumped the fund-raising effort to a major plateau.
Unreal. Count me in for $17,000 to make it $500,000 ❤️ https://t.co/8oyTGK29rY
— Josh Allen (@JoshAllenQB) November 14, 2020
When fans found out Josh Allen’s grandmother, Patricia, passed away Saturday, they began to donate money to Buffalo’s Oishei Children’s Hospital, to which Allen has given time and generosity since joining the team in 2018.
The hospital said Wednesday that it had received more than $300,000 in donations and the funds continue to pour in. As of Friday, the number reached $483,000. And that’s when Allen decided to kick in his number — in thousands — to get the drive to a half-million dollars.
“Words can’t really describe how I feel, how my family feels,” Allen told reporters Wednesday, the first he has spoken since his grandmother’s death became public. “Every time I call my parents and let them know the new number, they just start bawling all over again. And to know that people care and that so much good is coming out of a tough situation, it means the world to myself, it means the world to my family.
This story wraps up a memorable week… tells more about what inspires Allen, and highlights the connection between a quarterback and a community. Hope you can join us tonight at 6pm @wgrz #Bills https://t.co/oY4zqKRotY
— Adam Benigni (@AdamBenigni) November 13, 2020
This is reminiscent of 2018 when fans of the team contributed major money to a foundation supported by Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton after he led the Bengals to a victory that propelled the Bills to a playoff spot.
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