During his Heisman Trophy speech, LSU QB Joe Burrow mentioned his concern of poverty in southeastern Ohio, an area where he grew up. In the days since that speech on Saturday night, several fundraisers have been launched, and they’ve quickly brought in 10s of thousands of dollars of support.

When Burrow accepted the most prestigious award in college football, he referred to poverty in and around Athens, Ohio.

“Coming from southeast Ohio, it’s a very impoverished area and the poverty rate is almost two times the national average,” he said Saturday. “There’s so many people there that don’t have a lot. And I’m up here for all those kids in Athens and Athens County that go home to not a lot of food on the table, hungry after school. You guys can be up here, too.”

That led to several fundraisers, including one from an Ohio University alum, Will Drabold, who organized a fundraiser that by Monday afternoon had brought in more than $164,000. He shared a heartwarming message from a student through his wife, who is a teacher at the elementary school that Burrow attended.

The Athens County Food Bank has also received donations.

On its Guidestar mission statement, it notes, “The Athens County Food Pantry is dedicated to providing supplemental and emergency food aid to eligible residents of Athens County, Ohio who find themselves in need. We have been serving the citizens of Athens County for over 30 years (since 1980) delivering aid in the form of direct food disbursements. We are an all-volunteer non-profit organization, and our dedicated team works to ensure that food is always available for those in need.”

The food bank on Sunday noted that three separate fundraisers we eclipsed $40,000 in just over 12 hours since the speech.