A press conference is being held Thursday morning to discuss an effort kickstarted by Iowa State University basketball player Monte Morris. PHOTOS | VIDEOMorris put a video out on Twitter asking people to donate to the Red Cross and help Flint, Michigan, where he is from."I know it's rough back home. The water is coming out like orange or something and you can't really put words behind that," said Monte Morris. "It brought a lot of tears to my eyes because nobody wants their city to be like that. It's just hard to talk about honestly."The city is facing a drinking water crisis after the city changed its water source from Detroit Water from Lake Huron to the Flint River. The change created a series of problems that created a lead contamination, posing a public health danger.In response, Hy-Vee is donating 11 semi trucks full of bottled water that left for Flint Thursday. No. 11 is Monte's team number."We have to thank Monte for the 11 semi-trailers that you see here filled with water because he's building awareness for what's going on in his community," said Hy-Vee spokeswoman Tara Deering-Hansen.The trucks are expected to arrive on Friday and will be greeted by Morris' mother."I'm very honored truly blessed young man to have this opportunity to do this to my hometown and they really need it," said Morris.

A press conference is being held Thursday morning to discuss an effort kickstarted by Iowa State University basketball player Monte Morris. PHOTOS | VIDEO

Morris put a video out on Twitter asking people to donate to the Red Cross and help Flint, Michigan, where he is from.



"I know it's rough back home. The water is coming out like orange or something and you can't really put words behind that," said Monte Morris. "It brought a lot of tears to my eyes because nobody wants their city to be like that. It's just hard to talk about honestly."

The city is facing a drinking water crisis after the city changed its water source from Detroit Water from Lake Huron to the Flint River. The change created a series of problems that created a lead contamination, posing a public health danger.

In response, Hy-Vee is donating 11 semi trucks full of bottled water that left for Flint Thursday. No. 11 is Monte's team number.

"We have to thank Monte for the 11 semi-trailers that you see here filled with water because he's building awareness for what's going on in his community," said Hy-Vee spokeswoman Tara Deering-Hansen.

The trucks are expected to arrive on Friday and will be greeted by Morris' mother.

"I'm very honored truly blessed young man to have this opportunity to do this to my hometown and they really need it," said Morris.