>>> WELCOME BACK TO "HOUSTON
LIFE," EVERYONE OF THE ONE OF MY
FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT OUR
HOUSTON SPORTS TEAMS IS HOW MUCH
THEY LOVE HELPING OUT IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
LAST WEEK THE HOUSTON DYNAMO AND
DASH COLLECTED SO MANY DONATIONS
FOR HARVEY VICTIMS, TO POINT
THAT THEY HAD TO TELL PEOPLE TO
STOP DROPPING OFF ITEMS AT BBVA
COMPASS STADIUM.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
>> YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WE
ESTABLISHED BBVA COMPASS STADIUM
AS THE MAIN DONATION CENTER FOR
THE AREA.
PROCESSING THEM, SORTING THEM,
AND GETTING THEM DISTRIBUTED TO
THE DIFFERENT SHELTERS AROUND
THE AREA.
>> IT WAS PRETTY INTENSE FOR A
FEW DA FOR SURE.
BUT OUT HERE TODAY, BECAUSE
LUCKILY WHERE I WAS WASN'T TOO
BADLY AFFECTED, SO I AM JUST
HERE WITH A BUNCH OF FELLOW
FRIENDS JUST TRYING TO HELP OUT.
>> YOU'RE SEEING EVERYTHING ON
THE NEWS, IT'S REALLY HEART
BREAKING ON THE PEOPLE WHO LOST
EVERYTHING.
SO WE JUST WANT TO DO GIVE BACK.
>> ONCE I REALIZED MY FAMILY WAS
OKAY, I WANTED TO KNOW HOW CAN
HELP?
>> WELCOME.
>> I'M GOING TO START CHARGING
FOR THESE.
>> WHAT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WITH
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SMILES YOU'VE
EVER SEEN.
>> I GET THE CHILLS EVERY TIME I
LOOK AROUND.
THESE ARE HOUSTONIANS THAT ARE
AFFECTED.
OUR STAFF DIRECTING AND SORTING
THROUGH SUPPLIES.
I JUST COULDN'T BE PROUDER.
>> SO AMAZING.
WE'RE NOW JOINED BY HOUSTON DASH
PLAYER JANINE BECKY, COMMUNITY
RELATIONS MANAGER, VALERIE
HOLLAND AND BBVA COMPASS STADIUM
GENERAL MANAGER, JUAN RODRIGUEZ.
GREAT WORK, GUYS.
THAT LOOKED LIKE SO MUCH FUN.
AND SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE
SOMETIMES FORGET IS THAT WE
WON'T HEAR ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU
HAVE BEEN DOING, BUT YOU'VE BEEN
AFFECTED BY HARVEY ONE WAY OR
ANOTHER.
SO HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING?
>> PRETTY WELL SO FAR.
WE WERE VERY LUCKY AS A STAFF TO
NOT HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF DAMAGE.
I THINK WE FAIRED PRETTY WELL.
>> YOU COLLECTED SO MANY ITEMS,
ABOUT 1200 PALLETS OR MORE.
>> I WAS AT THE COMMAND CENTER
AT THE GEORGE R. BROWN WEARING
ANOTHER HAT ON THE AMERICAN RED
CROSS SIDE.
LOOKING AT RUNNING ONE OF THE
SHELTERS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE
CITY CAME UP AND SAID THAT IT
WAS BECOMING CHALLENGING
COLLECTING ALL THE DIFFERENT
DONATIONS.
IT WAS AN OVERWHELMING
OUTPOURING FROM THE COMMUNITY.
SO WHILE I WAS IN THERE, I HAD
TO TAKE OFF MY OTHER HAT AND PUT
ON THE BBVA COMPASS HAT AND SAID
LET'S DO IT AT THE STADIUM.
>> LOOK AT ALL OF THAT.
>> TOTALLY ORGANICALLY HAPPENED.
AND -- FOR 2 1/2 HOURS, THE
ENTIRE SOUTH OF THE STADIUM WAS
FULL AND THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS, WE CONTINUED.
>> SO YOU GUYS ENDED UP DROPPING
OFF SOME OF THE DONATIONS AT
LOCAL SHELTERS?
>> WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT
WITHOUT THE HELP OF OVER 3,000
VOLUNTEERS.
BUT WE PROBABLY IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD OF ABOUT 1200
PRACTICELETS ENDED UP GETTING
FILLED AND WENT TO A LITTLE OVER
40 DIFFERENT SHELTERS, WHICH IS
ONLY HALF OF THE STUFF THAT WAS
ACTUALLY DONATED.
THE OTHER HALF IS BEING SET UP
WITH THE CITY RIGHT NOW IN A
DONATION OR DISTRIBUTION CENTER
SO IT CAN CONTINUE TO GO OUT TO
THOSE THAT NEED IT.
>> AND JANINE, YOU'RE A DASH
PLAYER, BUT YOU ALSO LOVE
HELPING IN THE COMMUNITY.
YOU WERE OUT OF TOWN THAT
WEEKEND, I BELIEVE, AND YOU WERE
STILL ABLE TO RAISE MONEY AND
YOU ARE I THINK OVER $12,000
RIGHT NOW.
>> CLOSE.
I GOT OUT TO DALLAS THANKFULLY.
THERE WAS A FEW OF US THAT MADE
THAT DECISION TO GET OUT.
SO I WAS HIGH ANXIETY ABOUT MY
TEAM STILL BEING HERE AND A LOT
OF STAFF STILL BEING HERE.
SO THAT WAS SCARY FOR US AND I
JUST THOUGHT LET ME GET WITH
SOMEONE AND SEE IF WE CAN START
SOME KIND OF FUND.
SO WE WENT ON GOFUNDME AND THE
ORIGINAL GOAL WAS 5,000.
I THINK I QUICKLY BUMP THAT HAD
TO 10.
THEN I'VE SEEN AN INCREDIBLE
OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT, FRIENDS,
FAMILY, DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS,
A LOT OF DIFFERENT TEAMS WITH
THE W NFL SHARING MY LINK AND
$11,700 RIGHT NOW.
MY GOAL IS 12.
I THINK I'LL GET OVER THAT IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
IT'S JUST BEEN AN INCREDIBLE
THING TO SEE IF ALL DIFFERENT
SITES.
BBVA COMPASS, MONEY, JJ WATT'S
FUND, THINGS LIKE THAT.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF WHAT OUR
CITY HAS DONE AND BEEN A SMALL
PART.
>> PEOPLE WANT TO HELP, HOW CAN
ME HELP YOU REACH YOUR GOA
>> GOFUNDME.COM/-- IT'S ON MY
TWITTER PAGE.
THE HOUSTON DASH AND DYNAMO HAVE
SHARED IT.
IF YOU WANT TO GO ONLINE AND
CHECK IT OUT.
>> WE WILL.
AND VALERIE, YOU GUYS HAVE
GAME THIS SATURDAY, THE DYNAMO
ARE PLAYING COLORADO.
FIVE DOLLARS OF EVERY TICKET
GOES TO HURRICANE HARVEY RELIEF.
>> WE'LL BE SELLING ANY OF THE
TICKETS THAT ARE BOUGHT
THROUGHOUT THE GAME, $5 OF IT
WILL GO BACK TO HELP WITH
HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORTS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
WE'LL ALSO BE HOSTING A CANNED
FOOD DRIVE.
WE'LL COLLECT ITEMS AT THE GATE
FOR ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO BRING
THEM.
ALONG WITH ITEMS THAT WE'VE
ALREADY HAD.
WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP OUR IMPACT
GOING AND HELPING OUT WHERE WE
CAN.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU'VE BEEN DOING IN THE
COMMUNITY, WE CAN'T WAIT TO
WATCH YOU PLAY SOON.
TO GET YOUR TICKETS TO THE GAME
AND SUPPORT FLOOD RELIEF
EFFORTS, VISIT HOUSTONDINE
KNOW.COM.
THANKS.
>> COMING UP NEXT, PERSONAL
INJURY LAWYER WILLIE POWELL'S