94WIP Josh Innes Show Raises Over $25,000 For Women's Shelter In Dallas

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Minutes after the graphic photos of Greg Hardy's former, and beaten, girlfriend were released on Friday, 94WIP's Josh Innes took matters into his own hands.

While many Cowboys fans and owner Jerry Jones stood by their defensive lineman, Innes' co-host Spike Eskin created a GoFundMe campaign, as Eskin, Innes and former Eagles defensive lineman Hollis Thomas began a quest to raise money for the Genesis Women's Shelter in Dallas, Texas.

The goal? $3,000.

On Monday at 3:00 p.m. E.T., talking with Bianca Jackson, the director of funds and community development for the Genesis Women's Shelter, Innes announced a total of $28,300 in three days. And still, with fans and 94WIP callers are eager to donate (donate here), the campaign remained open.

"We are so so grateful," Jackson said. "I'm just doing the quick math and that's nearly 200 women and children when they call our number, they will get because of what you and those fans did. That is unbelievable for us. We are so so grateful."

Innes and Thomas each put in $500 of their own money to get the campaign rolling.

"Josh Innes, as we can tell via Google, is the only person to do anything in response to those photos," 94WIP's Angelo Cataldi said on Monday morning. "He has raised over $22,000 for a women's shelter in Dallas. Josh Innes is in the running for winner of the week."

Innes joined Cataldi on 94WIP to explain how the idea formulated.

"The idea came to mind when I heard these Dallas stations saying nothing like the cowards they are," Innes said. "They said absolutely nothing about [the photos of Hardy's former girlfriend].

"They barely even talked about it. I got text messages from people that live in Dallas and live in Houston that said stuff like, 'Well now the only thing different is just pictures, that doesn't really change anything.' They avoided it."

Listen: Josh Innes on the 94WIP Morning Show

Innes hoped this would help squash the negative connotation given to Philadelphia sports fans.

"I knew that Philadelphia would jump at the opportunity to help people and would jump at the opportunity to squash a negative stereotype," he said. "And so far, I started it, but the Philadelphia people deserve credit."