Ex-MLB pitcher Schilling collecting Harvey relief donations
BOSTON — Former major league pitcher Curt Schilling’s plan to collect supplies and cash to bring to the victims of Hurricane Harvey is drawing criticism on social media from people who say donations should only go to legitimate charities.
Schilling said on Twitter on Wednesday that he would personally drive all donations to the Houston area on Friday and would put the money from what he’s dubbed Operation Bullpen “directly” into the hands of people who need it most.
“I am taking ALL cash directly to victims, personally HANDING it to them to guarantee they get it,” Schilling said on his Twitter account, which has 214,000 followers.
He also said he would broadcast his show on the conservative Breitbart News website from Texas next week.