Following up on his Heisman acceptance speech, Joe has started The Joe Burrow Hunger Relief Fund at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) The focus of the foundation is self-explanatory.

"There’s a lot of people who are struggling right now without jobs, the economy is starting to open back up but people are still struggling now from the time it was closed," said Burrow. "The faster we get this off the ground, the more people it can help.

https://www.wbrz.com/news/joe-burrow-creates-foundation-to-fight-poverty-hunger

https://www.facebook.com/donate/285641812857017/603836626931240/

Foundation link

There is a lot of poverty in Appalachian areas that often goes unrecognized. It really is sad and I've seen it myself.  I imagine that Covid-19 has made things even worse.

Good for Joe taking on a charity that is close to home and includes many people that are in need.

https://www.appalachianohio.org/grow/funds/fund-profiles/joeburrow/

(07-09-2020, 08:31 PM)George Cantstandya Wrote: There is a lot of poverty in Appalachian areas that often goes unrecognized. It really is sad and I've seen it myself.  I imagine that Covid-19 has made things even worse.

Good for Joe taking on a charity that is close to home and includes many people that are in need.

https://www.appalachianohio.org/grow/funds/fund-profiles/joeburrow/

Even before the Rona was floating around there had been a lack of clean drinking water in parts eastern Kentucky and West Virginia. There are a lot of things to like about Joe Burrow, but on thing that I really respect is he's very observant. Yeah... He grew up in southeast Ohio, but he's not southeast Ohio if you know what I mean. When I went to Ohio State I spent a lot of time around Athens, and know several OU alums. There's a very obvious line around there between students and "townies". I don't think I need to explain... Joe Burrow grew up in the OU sphere, but instead of mocking or paying no mind to the townies, he's seemed to embrace causes that affect them. He has absolutely no reason that he has to do this. The kid was aware of his surroundings, saw something he wasn't ok with, and has decided to try to help. Good on Joe Burrow.

So if you don't like Joe Burrow (Not you Cantstandya) I'm gonna throw an Appalachia.... Get it?

(07-09-2020, 11:42 PM)jason Wrote: Even before the Rona was floating around there had been a lack of clean drinking water in parts eastern Kentucky and West Virginia. There are a lot of things to like about Joe Burrow, but on thing that I really respect is he's very observant. Yeah... He grew up in southeast Ohio, but he's not southeast Ohio if you know what I mean. When I went to Ohio State I spent a lot of time around Athens, and know several OU alums. There's a very obvious line around there between students and "townies". I don't think I need to explain... Joe Burrow grew up in the OU sphere, but instead of mocking or paying no mind to the townies, he's seemed to embrace causes that affect them. He has absolutely no reason that he has to do this. The kid was aware of his surroundings, saw something he wasn't ok with, and has decided to try to help. Good on Joe Burrow.

So if you don't like Joe Burrow (Not you Cantstandya) I'm gonna throw an Appalachia.... Get it?

Uh, since JB went to Athens HS and not OU, wouldn't that make him a "townie?"

(07-10-2020, 09:26 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Joe is still young, but he will figure it all out pretty soon.

People on welfare drive Cadillacs; people on food stamps eat lobster; and poor people are only poor because they refuse to work.  Giving them more benefits just makes them lazier.

Hopefully Joe wises up before his socialism destroys America.

I don't see many Cadillacs in Eastern Kentucky. Or Lobster. Sometimes, people are poor because there is no industry in their area and no jobs to be had. The more people want to get away from coal, the poorer coal producing areas become, because they're usually not good for much else. I worked welfare fraud investigations for Kentucky for many years. Your statement is very ignorant. You are using to typical inner city welfare recipient stereotype and applying it across the board, which you cannot do.

(07-10-2020, 09:53 AM)Sled21 Wrote:  You are using to typical inner city welfare recipient stereotype and applying it across the board, which you cannot do.

Sorry I brought it up.

I was crafting an answer about why "inner city" ( ) poor people are called lazy while "Appalachian" ( ) poor people are just unfortunate, but I realized this was not the proper place for that.



Good Job, Joe.  I 100% support hat he is doing.

(07-10-2020, 08:51 AM)Sled21 Wrote: Uh, since JB went to Athens HS and not OU, wouldn't that make him a "townie?"

Daddy was a coach at OU and a former collegiate football player... I'm gonna wager Joe grew up a lil different than most in the area.

"Saint" Joseph.

(07-10-2020, 01:07 PM)bfine32 Wrote: "Saint" Joseph.

He invented the baby aspirin.

(07-10-2020, 09:53 AM)Sled21 Wrote: I don't see many Cadillacs in Eastern Kentucky. Or Lobster. Sometimes, people are poor because there is no industry in their area and no jobs to be had. The more people want to get away from coal, the poorer coal producing areas become, because they're usually not good for much else. I worked welfare fraud investigations for Kentucky for many years. Your statement is very ignorant. You are using to typical inner city welfare recipient stereotype and applying it across the board, which you cannot do.

Not to mention I would guess their 2nd biggest industry is lumber which is not very profitable. Larger industries are not interested in investing because logistics don't make sense and would be expensive. Although, I believe the work ethic in them areas would probably be significantly higher then those in heavy populated areas, that usually leads to lower wages because the talent pool tends to be more loyal to their employers. Why? Because many don't have options to jump from job to job like larger cities with more opportunity. That's my guess anyway, not fact by any means.

There are probably a few other opportunities down there available, but we won't talk about those. 

Great to see him carry on ex QBs.. Anderson, Boomer and Dalton who established foundations to help people.. That is the one thing that tends to get buried when we debate having a professional team..he untended positive consequences like the great work outside of the sport done by ownerships and players to benefit society...

I'm a Hocking College alumni and spent almost three years living and working in the area. We would drive the 10 miles over to Athens and OU to party and hit up O' Hoolies for Power Hour. That part of OH is absolutely beautiful with Wayne National Forest but there's not a ton of opportunity. I still have friends there that are "townies" or as most people call them locals. It's definitely a poor area and I think it's great that Joe is looking to his roots and helping them because he can.

(07-10-2020, 03:28 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: Not to mention I would guess their 2nd biggest industry is lumber which is not very profitable. Larger industries are not interested in investing because logistics don't make sense and would be expensive. Although, I believe the work ethic in them areas would probably be significantly higher then those in heavy populated areas, that usually leads to lower wages because the talent pool tends to be more loyal to their employers. Why? Because many don't have options to jump from job to job like larger cities with more opportunity. That's my guess anyway, not fact by any means.

There are probably a few other opportunities down there available, but we won't talk about those. 

Nope... The second biggest industry is meth followed by moonshining.

(07-10-2020, 07:19 PM)jason Wrote: Nope... The second biggest industry is meth followed by moonshining.

Those were the ones I wasn't talking about. Wasn't thinking Meth tho, was thinking more like weed and booze.

(07-10-2020, 07:31 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: Those were the ones I wasn't talking about. Wasn't thinking Meth tho, was thinking more like weed and booze.

My buddy owns a cabin out in the Hocking Hills... The shack that sits in front of his place up closer to the road got raided a couple years back for a lab.