United Way of Southwest Louisiana, Inc.

On August 27, 2020,  my hometown of Lake Charles, LA bore the brunt of Hurricane Laura, one of the strongest storms to ever make landfall in Louisiana.  

I'm raising money in conjunction with United Way of Southwest Louisiana where 100% of donations will go towards Hurricane Laura immediate response and long-term recovery efforts. United Way of Southwest Louisiana is on the ground to assist where hundreds of thousands of people are still without power or water. Any donation no matter how small will help make an impact.

As one of the only NFL players originally from Lake Charles, my hope is that we can help to address the urgent needs and provide support to help survivors rebuild the city that I call my home. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

- Trey Quinn

More about Trey Quinn
Trey Quinn is a wide receiver for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by Washington in the seventh round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He played college football at LSU & SMU. Originally from Lake Charles, Trey attended Barbe High School in Lake Charles, LA, and played for the Barbe Buccaneers.

More about United Way of Southwest Louisiana
United Way of Southwest Louisiana is an authority on recognizing, measuring and mobilizing the resources to target community needs in Southwest Louisiana with a focus on Education, Economic Mobility, Health and Basic Needs. 100% of the money donated to United Way of Southwest Louisiana Disaster Fund goes to victims of flooding, hurricanes or tornadoes across the region.

**Photo Credit to United Way of Southwest Louisana

Hello! My name is Hamood Qureshi and I live in Lafayette, Louisiana. At the end of August, a natural disaster hit Southwest Louisiana. Hurricane Laura ripped through and caused devastating damage to Lake Charles and the surrounding areas. I scrambled to find a way to help. I needed a way to assist the people of Lake Charles as they rebuild.

That is why I am campaigning for the United Way of Southwest Louisiana with the Hurricane Laura Relief Bike-A-Thon. The United Way has been providing relief to victims in the impacted areas. For every $10 donated to the gofundme, I will bike 1 mile. My goal is to raise $750 and bike 75 miles.

Please share this with anyone who would like to help the cause! Thank you!

I'm raising money to benefit United Way of Southwest Louisiana Inc for the assistance in hurricane Laura recovery efforts. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

My goal is to further the campaign awareness by running as many miles as I can on Sunday September 13th and to spread the message on the Atreyu Running Co social media platform. While running, I would invite anybody to hop in for a mile or two, or share the experience.

I plan to run from the Domain in Austin towards downtown, then start making loops on town lake trail. Location will be updated on Instagram live via @atreyurunning if you'd like to hop in for a mile or two... or ten.

I was born and raised in Sulphur, Louisiana. My family has been living on this one road, Granger Drive, for over 80 years. Granger Drive isn’t long—less than a mile for sure—but it’s all my family, except for one rental house. My parents and aunts and uncles and cousins live on Granger Drive. My grandparents before they passed. I learned to rope on Granger Drive in my Uncle Butch’s covered arena. We spent so many days and nights out there sweating, laughing, crying, my hands bleeding, all while perfecting my craft as a tie-down roper. I can’t thank my Uncle Butch and Aunt Janie enough.

All that hard work eventually paid off. I’m a 10X NFR qualifier and in 2013 I brought the beloved Gold Buckle and World Title back to southwest Louisiana. My title wasn’t the first to come back to this area but was still celebrated by the community.

Now the community that supported and celebrates me needs help—my help and yours.

Last week, Hurricane Laura crumpled Uncle Butch’s practice arena. It’s no longer recognizable. There are fallen trees and debris everywhere, not just along Granger Drive. Everywhere. It hurts to see the damage done to my family’s property, but what hurts the most is seeing the amount of homes and businesses that were completely demolished. Family, friends, and strangers. Everybody is hurting.

That’s why I’m raising money for the United Way of Southwest Louisiana. It’s not for me and my family but for everybody in and around my hometown hurt by Hurricane Laura, the strongest storm to make landfall in Louisiana since 1856.

The storm made landfall last Thursday. Two days later, on Saturday, a handful of my roping buddies rolled into town to help. They brought their skid-steers and chainsaws and other equipment and got to work clearing and hauling debris for people. These are world-class athletes from Washington State and Oregon, Colorado and Texas. Some of them know Sulphur from my annual jackpot roping. They love the competition and the homemade Cajun food we feed them. Others just want to help however they can. That’s how rodeo cowboys are.

We are in phase 1, which means helping people get essential items they need to live. Once we have power, which could be up to 6 weeks from now, we will then begin phase 2. Phase 2 will be aiding in the building of homes that were destroyed.

I ask that you help and give something to my community. Anything helps. We truly appreciate everyone coming together to help this great place that I represent.