Upon launching the push for donations Wednesday, the players stressed that the distribution process would be a transparent one. They look to have followed up with that.
Friday afternoon, the first $20,000 given out was published on the new organization’s social media accounts, with $10,000 going to those affected in the state of Morelos, where the cities of Jojutla and Cuernavaca were among those damaged, and another $10,000 going to a rescue organization.
“Our first donation on the part of all who donated to #YoXMex goes to our brothers in Morelos,” YoXMexico tweeted.
The second donation went to the Topos de Tlatelolco, a professional rescue team founded 32 years prior to Tuesday after a similarly devastating earthquake required a group to sift through debris to rescue those trapped.
The YouCaring site listed the duo’s initial goal as $200,000, but it’s now at $500,000 after the original goal was surpassed.
