March 16 (The Sports Xchange) - Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores matched the money raised in a telethon to push the total past $1 million to help with the lead-tainted water crisis in Flint, Mich., that continues to gather international headlines.
During Tuesday's telethon hosted by Detroit television station WDIV-TV, organizers said the event drew more than 1,500 donations totaling $566,982. With Gores' match, that brought the total to $1,133,964.
Gores, a Flint native, is leading a private sector initiative that has pledged at least $10 million to a broad range of short- and long-term initiatives to help address the crisis in Flint after the drinking water was contaminated with lead.