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Shelter in the storm

$30 million and counting.

By Paul Wilson | Updated on October 01, 2017

$30 million and counting. That’s the amount NFL star J.J. Watt has raised for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts as I write this. By the time you read it, who knows how high that figure may have climbed? After all, when Watt announced the fundraising page with a video on Twitter in late August, his goal was to collect a modest $200,000. Heck, at this point, there have been nearly 200,000 donors.

At a time when it seems Americans can’t agree on anything, it’s been refreshing to see so many put aside their differences and show that we’re still capable of kindness and compassion. For the past few weeks, rather than a steady stream of divisive politics and name-calling, my social media timelines have been filled with rescuers saving animals from flood waters and volunteers unloading trucks full of food and supplies.

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Paul Wilson

Paul Wilson

Paul Wilson is the editor-in-chief of BenefitsPRO Magazine and BenefitsPRO.com. He has covered the insurance industry for more than a decade, including stints at Retirement Advisor Magazine and ProducersWeb.

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