Detroit Pistons Owner Pledges to Raise $10M for Flint Effort
Source: NBC News
The owner of the Detroit Pistons pledged to raise $10 million from the private sector for relief and revitalization projects in lead-poisoned Flint.
Tom Gores' fund-raising goal is more than a third the amount that Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has asked state lawmakers to release for immediate efforts in the impoverished city.
Gores, a billionaire financier, said he plans to kick in an unspecified sum himself and will hold benefits at the team's venues. He also promised to seek money from business leaders across the United States that will go to pay for water, health care and education and economic development programs.
"This is a national issue," Gores said in a statement Thursday. "Flint was once a cornerstone of American industry that gave a lot to this country. We need help now more than ever and ask that people from coast to coast continue stepping up."
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