Eagles fans donate over $5K to Carson Wentz’s foundation in 10 hours

As trade rumors and reports continue to circle around Carson Wentz’s future with the Eagles, the John Kincade Show on 97.5 The Fanatic had a pretty cool idea.

Just after 8 a.m. on Tuesday, the show’s Twitter account sent out a call to action for Eagles fans to donate to Wentz’s AO1 Foundation to let him know he was appreciated during his five years in Philly.

We’ve been inspired by the #BillsMafia and we introduce #Project11. As Carson Wentz makes his way out of the city we want to thank him for 5 years by donating $11 to the @AO1Foundation. Let’s flood his foundation with donations and let him know that he WAS appreciated pic.twitter.com/11cPnCT2L7
— The John Kincade Show (@975JKShow) February 9, 2021

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It worked.

Because as of 10 hours later, the foundation had received over $5,000 in donations and the final number will be higher than that.

What a pleasant surprise today! Thank you to @975JKShow @975TheFanatic and those who supported #Project11 ! As of 6 p.m. over $5,000 had come in. YOU are changing lives and uplifting communities! #AO1 pic.twitter.com/SyHTB5WlGp
— AO1 Foundation (@AO1Foundation) February 10, 2021

That’s pretty cool. Regardless of how anyone feels about Wentz, his foundation does good work in this community and others. So it’s nice to see the city rally around a good cause. The ask from 97.5 was for everyone to donate $11 (Wentz’s jersey number) so if everyone did that, there were roughly 450 donations to come through. But some people probably gave more.

The John Kincade Show said this was inspired by Bills fans, who pulled off something extraordinary for an opposing quarterback last month. After the Bills beat the Ravens in a game where Lamar Jackson was forced to leave early with an injury, Bills fans began to donate to Blessings in a Backpack, Jackson’s favorite charity.