Jimmy Fallon announces $1 million 'Tonight Show' donation to J.J. Watt's Harvey relief fund

The fund has raised some $20 million for victims of the storm.
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Jimmy Fallon announces $1 million 'Tonight Show' donation to J.J. Watt's Harvey relief fund
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Jimmy Fallon announced Tuesday that the Tonight Show will make a $1 million donation to J.J. Watt's Hurricane Harvey relief fund.

"Last week, we saw the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey on the state of Texas. But in the face of this tragedy, we saw good," Fallon said during Tuesday's episode. "We saw communities banding together, neighbors helping neighbors, and strangers helping strangers."

Later in the show, Victoria White and Marquist Taylor, the gospel singers who went viral after performing in a Harvey shelter, sang "Lean On Me," backed by their own Houston choir.

Watt started his fund last week with a modest $200,000 goal. At the time of writing, it had surpassed $20 million raised.

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Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.


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