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UPDATE: Aaron Rodgers' Brother Calls Aaron's $1 Million California Wildfire Relief Donation 'An Act'

Aaron Rodgers has announced that he is donating $1 million to relief efforts of the Camp Fire in Butte County, California.

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UPDATED 11/21, 3:00 p.m. ET: Aaron Rodgers' estranged brother Jordan has reacted to his sibling's $1 million donation to the California wildfires relief efforts on Twitter. Jordan prefaces his message by encouraging to still donate to the cause. "PLEASE DONATE, SPREAD AWARENESS & SEND LOVE," the tweet reads.

However, then he begins to call out the Green Bay Packers quarterback for his lack of compassion with his family during the fires. Jordan says that by Aaron failing to check on his parents, who live in the affected area, when they were prepping for evacuation makes this most recent announcement "feel like an act."

Original story below.

Aaron Rodgers is the latest celebrity to donate to the relief efforts of the devastating California wildfires. The Chico, California native is pledging $1 million to aid in recovery and rebuilding of local communities affected by the tragedy.

The Green Bay Packer quarterback took to Twitter this morning to officially announce his contribution with the North Valley Community Foundation.

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Along with Rodgers' personal donation, the superstar quarterback is also joining forces with long-time partner State Farm and its Neighborhood of Good initiative to contribute even more money to aid the Camp Fire in Butte County. For every retweet of the tweet above using the hashtag #Retweet4Good, State Farm will donate $1, up to $1 million, to the relief efforts. You can also donate to the Aaron Rodgers NorCal Fire Recovery Fund here.

Rodgers joins Kanye West, who recently gave $500,000 to the relief efforts in partnership with Adidas and his Yeezy brand. Last week, Lady Gaga helped deliver pizza and supplies to hundreds of misplaced citizens forced to flee because of the blaze.

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