Former All Black Sonny Bill Williams has teamed up with old teammates to raise funds for families impacted by the measles outbreak in Samoa, with the crowdfunding page raising over $50,000 in its first day.
Williams took to social media to promote the "Alofa mo Samoa" Givealittle page to assist familieSs who ha ve suffered losses in the epidemic.
For our suffering families in Samoa hit by the measles outbreak...please read ❤ #alofamosamoa https://t.co/4MpjDTpd3H pic.twitter.com/BtPY4dGduo
— Sonny Bill Williams (@SonnyBWilliams) December 6, 2019
TVNZ News reports to get the ball rolling, Williams was joined by former All Blacks teammates Ofa Tu'ungafasi, Jerome Kaino and Ardie Savea along with close friend and former Wallaby Quade Cooper in a donation of $30,000.
[Source: TVNZ]
