National Football League (NFL) wide receiver Doug Baldwin Jr. of the Seattle Seahawks carried the Philippine flag before the start of a match with the Minnesota Vikings in a bid to raise funds for victims of super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) on Monday.
Baldwin has “too many family members to count” living in the Philippines, including his grandmother, The Seattle Times reported.
Asked by a Twitter user why the flag was inverted, the team responded:
The Seahawks started a fundraiser among its supporters for the typhoon-stricken Visayas, having solicited over $24,000 for the relief operations to be coursed through the Red Cross in Washington.
For Monday's game alone, the team managed to raise $12,070, according to its Twitter account.
It was stressful at first just because you didn’t know what was going to happen. Most f them have been accounted for. One of my family member’s house is completely gone and the majority of my family members are staying in my grandmother’s sister’s house. The only thing is that it’s been difficult to get them food and water because it’s not been accessible to do so. Bust most of them we have heard from and they are doing okay. - Doug Baldwin
Asked by a Twitter user why the flag was inverted, the team responded:
@migzmoldez @DougBaldwinJr We are fighting the devastation of #Haiyan which has been worse than many war-torn regions of the world.
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) November 18, 2013
The Seahawks started a fundraiser among its supporters for the typhoon-stricken Visayas, having solicited over $24,000 for the relief operations to be coursed through the Red Cross in Washington.
For Monday's game alone, the team managed to raise $12,070, according to its Twitter account.
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