Vikings and Wilf family devote $500,000 to save and healing

It made perfect sense for the NFL teams based in Texas to contribute $500,000 each to rescue and relief efforts from the catastrophic flooding that has declared many lives and triggered extensive damage. Now, a team not connected to Texas is matching what the Cowboys and Texans did.The Vikings and the Wilf household have also contributed $500,000 to the effort. The group announced the move on Wednesday.

“We are deeply saddened by the continued devastation and loss of life in the Texas Hill Country and can’t envision the pain numerous are dealing with,” Vikings owners Mark, Zygi, and Leonard Wilf stated in a declaration. “We are praying for peace for the households who have lost a liked one and strength for those who continue to risk their lives leading the rescue and recovery effort.”

It’s an impressive gesture by the Vikings, and it hopefully will cause other NFL teams to do the same. Texas is a hotbed of football, with its Friday Night Lights a feeder system for a broad selection of college programs in the state, which funnel plenty of excellent players to the NFL.Regardless of whether other teams jump in, it’s a terrific gesture from a group that is headquartered a long method far from where the flooding has happened. And it’s a tip that, although all of us reside in our own states, we are all Americans.