Andre Johnson spends over $16K on toys for children
theGRIO REPORT - Texan wide receiver Andre Johnson dropped over $16,000 on toys for children in need.
Texan wide receiver Andre Johnson dropped over $16,000 on toys for children in need.
The Andre Johnson Foundation hosted its annual event for 11 kids in Texas’ Child Protective Services at a local Toys ‘R’ Us.
Every child who participated received a bike and a gaming system, as well as all the toys they could grab in 80 seconds.
Each kid this yr gets a bike, gaming system & all the toys they can get in a basket in 80 seconds.
— Drew Dougherty (@DoughertyDrew) December 2, 2014
Andre Johnson's annual shopping spree at Toys R Us is officially underway! 11 kids have 80secs to fill their bins. pic.twitter.com/mB6oqODBzu
— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) December 2, 2014
$16,266 spent on toys by #AndreClaus. Merry Christmas y'all. pic.twitter.com/cjB1jzxvMd
— Drew Dougherty (@DoughertyDrew) December 2, 2014
https://twitter.com/Cody_Stoots/status/539793420374384641
Some @TexansCheer members helped the children get as many toys into their cart today. pic.twitter.com/sM3STzbnos
— Drew Dougherty (@DoughertyDrew) December 2, 2014
A Christmas present from Andre Johnson. #Texans @johnson80 pic.twitter.com/Mx9B8lRW4W
— Brian T. Smith (@BTSmithUK) December 2, 2014
https://twitter.com/taniaganguli/status/539795389751099394
Merry Christmas from #AndreClaus! pic.twitter.com/gycsnLLYMD
— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) December 2, 2014
This year was the 8th annual event. You can check out the 2013 and 2012 events below.
theGrio: 2013 – Andre Johnson spends $17K on toys for kids
theGrio: 2012 – Andre Johnson spends nearly $20,000 on at-risk children
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