Green Bay Packers quarterback and reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers has donated $1 million to help 80 locally owned businesses in or around his hometown of Chico.
The businesses that Rodgers is assisting are all either in Chico or in Butte County. Rodgers played at Pleasant Valley High School in Chico and one year at Butte College before moving on to play two seasons at Cal.
Restaurants and retail businesses with 20 or fewer full-time equivalent employees could apply for help through Rodgers’ fund. All 80 of those businesses will receive grants through the Aaron Rodgers Small-Business COVID-19 Fund at North Valley Community Foundation in Chico.