Post - Two days after taking a plane full of supplies to the Bahamas to help survivors of Hurricane Matthew, Redskins owner Daniel Snyder will send medical supplies to Haiti, whose citizens have been hit the hardest by the storm, according to people with knowledge of the team’s plans.

Redskins players Pierre Garcon and Ricky Jean Francois, both of Haitian descent, will represent the owner and their team and make the trip to Haiti on Monday.

At least 900 Haitians are believed to have died in the hurricane, and thousands of homes have been destroyed, leaving a believed 350,000 people in need of assistance.

Garcon and Jean Francois had solicited prayers for the storm-ravaged country. Both regularly take part in charitable work of their own in Haiti. Now both will serve as ambassadors for their team.

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I hate Dan Snyder. I hate him so much. But god dammit if he’s not doing this thing recently where he “stops being an idiot”, “doesn’t make all sorts of terrible personnel decision”, and “does things that are actually somewhat nice and likable”.

For the first, say, 15 years of his ownership, Dan Snyder was Awful with a capital A. We suffered through the ol’ ball coach, Vinny Cerrato, ZORN, Haynesworth, trading high draft picks for TJ Duckett, just all sorts of ridiculous shit. But now that he’s hired a real GM and sort of taken a back seat, it’s left him with more time on his hands, and he’s doing things like sending planes of supplies to the Bahamas and Haiti.

So hats off to Dan Snyder. The Bahamas and Haiti were ravaged by Matthew, and he’s sent now not 1 but 2 planes for relief assistance. And the fact Garcon and RJF were offered the chance to go and help their home country on Snyder’s dime is great as well. Look at Dan Snyder, just growing up and maturing right in front of our eyes.