Puerto Rican Pop Star Daddy Yankee has pledged 1 million dollars to Hurricane Maria relief...here he is getting started.
“Daddy Yankee, the Puerto Rican pop star who co-sang the wildly famous song "Despacito," flexed his celebrity power in more ways than one Saturday
The musician, whose real name is Ramon Luis Ayala, donated $100,000 to the Food Bank of Puerto Rico, with that amount confirmed by the food bank and Daddy Yankee's representatives.
The money provided food to roughly 9,000 families in Toa Baja, an impoverished town of 80,000 people near Puerto Rico's capital, San Juan.
Hurricane Maria pummeled Toa Baja. Leafless trees surround the low-lying town. Not a single household has electricity. Only 25% has running water and 50% of gas stations are back up and running. Most of the supermarkets have reopened but are rationing food, according to Toa Baja Mayor Betito Marquez.
Each family on Saturday received 59 pounds of food, not including rations of water too. The box of food included rice, pasta, tuna, beans, beef and milk. Food Bank officials say it's enough to feed a family of four for a week. Many in Toa Baja had been living day to day, waiting in long lines for food and water.”
And singing “Despacito"with Luis Fonsi.
Now if Uncle Yankee would just get his fat ass in gear.
