The Game partnered with Avita Water to donate $1 million in water to Flint, Michigan through his Robin Hood Project today (January 26).
In an Instagram post, The Game describes the personal decision to support the community, whose water has been poisoned with lead.
“So, I’m on tour & not in the US as I’d like to be to help with this water crisis in Flint, Michigan 1st hand…. #1 because my younger sister & her children live there & 2nd because I care,” he writes in the caption for an image of an Avita Water bottle.
The Compton, California rapper also calls out Madonna and Jimmy Fallon for pledging $10,000, a number The Game says is not nearly enough to make a difference.
“Most of these celebs on here faking using the word “Pledge” in their so called donations are not fooling anyone !!!!” he writes. “The truth is the population in Flint, Michigan is about 105,000 people & it takes at least 9 bottles per person a day just to use to bathe, brush their teeth, drink & cook with… So on behalf my charity @TheRobinHoodProject I am donating $1,000,000 in water bottles…. $500,000 coming out of my own pocket (which is everything I’ve made on tour up to this point) & the other 1/2 being met by@AvitaWater & the 1st drop is being made TODAY 1pm eastern time at “Food Bank East Michigan” 2300 Lapeer Road flint Michigan 48503 & the 1st drop will be 1400 cases of water equaling about 33,000 bottles today & everyday that follows until 1,000,000 bottles of water are dropped !!!! To those who think it’s easy getting this water to Flint, it’s not so the people who are PLEDGING they are, show us.. We want proof !!! Stop using others tragedies for your own celebrity gain… You’re not fooling ANYONE ! I seen @Madonna& @JimmyFallon’s $10,000 donations… that’s cute, but not nearly enough…. So I challenge both & anyone else in the world to match me & DONATE $1,000,000 in bottled water to Flint, Michigan & we want proof, shipping order receipts, bank wire receipts, pictures etc……….. No more pretending to give a fuck….. I donate money all the time & it comes out of my pocket, out of my bank account & never once have I written anything off on my taxes because that’s not why I do it !!!!!!!! So, if any other celebrity wants to MATCH MY MILLION here’s the site where you can donate http://selfmadefoundation.org or pick your own.. JUST MAKE SURE THE WATER ACTUALLY GETS TO THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT !! & I don’t wanna see anyone else using the word “PLEDGE” in their donation or press release because we all know that that means…. “YOU JUST TALKING & TRYING TO MAKE YOURSELF LOOK LIKE A HUMANITARIAN” !!! #WaterForFlint#TheRobinHoodProject #AvitaH20Corp #SelfmadeFoundation”
In a separate Instagram post, The Game shows a screenshot of his wire transfer of $500,000 to Avita.
Other rappers who have contributed to providing water to Flint include Meek Mill, Big Sean and Puff Daddy.
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Game – THANK YOU!!!!
Hopefully these other people who obsessively talk about how much they have will actually do something to help those who are struggling.
this bipolar man stays lying and photoshoppin so i need more proof. no one in their right mind keep that amount of charitable funds in a checking account with low intrst.
wheres the decimal .00 on the transfer amnt?
lol damn
Game and Drake are two of the last real niggas left. 100
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So even donating water now turns into a ‘beef’. Man, if you’re gonna give then just give, don’t brag about it and show how much you donated. He’s always worried about what someone else is doing. Just lead by example son.
your supposed to donate privately anyway…Game only doing it for tax write offs.. why these idiot rappers worried about what other people donate… Madonna probably donating $10,000 to 100 different charities at the same time..
So by not calling out other celebrities with the result being the community of Flint getting less money, that’s better ???……………..Dumbass, smfh.
shoulda bought them some cheap ass no name or nestle shit fuck that fancy ass water in times of need
Mos def’s song New world water comes to mind thinking of this situation. People can say what they want about the game but his heart is in the right place. Save the slander when he does some stupid shit.
Well done Game
98% sure that is photoshoppped
these rappers cant donate silently
Its about calling out these ppl that claim they care when they only donating $10000 which is a joke
how much have you donated?
MJ donated 300 million to Black universities over the span of his lifetime and never said a word. Was confirmed after his death
Michael Jordan still alive homie
You must be one of the stupidest fucks out there SMH
Wow I agree 1
I think he means Michael Jackson
Thankyou game you the realist rapper ever born thanks godbless you and your family I’m from flint but live in Texas godbless you
Yes he is the realist rapper lol do ur home work son before making such statements
This is why I always respected Game!!