Brad Paisley Pitches In to Help West Virginia Flood Victims
The singer donated $100,000 to kick off his fundraising campaign.
— -- Brad Paisley is pitching in to help his home state of West Virginia after the June 23 floods that killed more than twenty people and devastated multiple small towns.
The singer visited the area earlier today with West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin and senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, just one day after he launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for the region, where 44 out of 55 counties declared a state of emergency.
The “Without a Fight” singer, 43, got the ball rolling by contributing $100,000 himself, with a goal of raising a million dollars.
"Now that the waters are receding it's time to pitch in and help in any way we can," he wrote on the fundraising page. "One of the best ways I have found that hopefully will raise the largest amount of money the quickest and get it to the people in need the fastest is through GoFundMe."
The money will go to help flood victims through his foundation.
Paisley isn’t counting out the idea of doing a benefit concert at some point, though he stresses “now is not the time.”
Related Stories
ABC News Live