Dana White pledges $10k for earthquake victims in the Philippines
By Homer D. Sayson
PhilBoxing.com
Tue, 05 Nov 2019
CHICAGO -- The recent earthquake that ravaged Mindanao in the Philippines inflicted the kind of wrath that paralyzed a communities, affecting 146,700 lives, causing seven deaths and injuring 327.
According to a data gathered by Jon Sisson, the Executive Director of the Manny Pacquiao Foundation, the calamity damaged 757 schools, 26 commercial establishments, 37 health facilities, 30 public structures, 16 roads and bridges and six places of worship.
As it continues with the tireless work of helping the poor and less fortunate, the Manny Pacquiao Foundation immediately went to action, putting together relief goods for the victims of Mother Nature's wrath.
Dana White, the famous face of the Ultimate Fighting Championship president of (UFC), quickly joined the crusade.
"I'm donating $10k," White said in a Tweet.
White, 50, is not jut president of the UFC. He is the UFC, the brains who transformed the $2 million company into a billion dollar industry. Thanks to White, the UFC is enjoying unprecedented worldwide popularity,
Although he looks intimidating with his Popeye arms, White is actually a nice guy as many UFC fans can attest.
Now we know that he has a kind and generous heart as well
Those who wish to help with the earthquake victims can make a donation through pacquiaofoundation.org. (HDS)
The author with Dana White during the Mayweather-McGregor fight last August 2017 in Las Vegas.
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