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How Did Jj Watt Impact Humanitarianism

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"If you do the bare minimum, expect bare minimum results. You want to be great, work to be great. Nothing just happens" - J. J. Watt (A-Z quotes) J.J. Watt is an american football player for the Houston Texans.He was born on March 27 1989 (29 years old). He studied at the University of Wisconsin for life sciences communication. J.J. Watt is a influential advocate of humanitarianism through his actions including Hurricane Harvey relief, the Watt foundation, and his charity softball game. J.J. Watt impacted humanitarianism through the Watt Foundation. JJ Watt And his foundation have raised $4,000,000 for after school athletics in middle schools all across the country (Watt Foundation). This helps kids all over who’s schools may not have the money to provide after school athletics. This gives every kid and equal opportunity to succeed and have fun in sports, and sports don’t only have the benefits of being fun. Sports can get people in shape, and give them real live skills. Communication is one of the biggest things needed in the work force, and sports provide an opportunity to strengthen those skills. …show more content…

Watt impacted humanitarianism through Hurricane Harvey relief. Hurricane Harvey was a devastating hurricane that ripped through Houston's metropolitan area causing 125 billion dollars in damages. J.J. Watt raised 37 million dollars for hurricane Harvey relief. 30 million will go to feeding everyone and rebuilding the community. The other 7 million is for future relief (Harvey Relief). After this devastating hurricane millions of people were displaced and J.J. is helping rebuild their lives, and strengthen the community. This will spread kindness because one person does something for someone in this case millions of people. They tend to help other when they can, so this will make kindness spread like wildfire. It’s like the saying says “Pay it

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