Hurricane Harvey. Irma. And now Maria. Bad things come in threes. Hurricane Maria has caused catastrophic damage throughout the Northeastern Caribbean–namely Puerto Rico–who is in the midst of a full blown humanitarian crisis. On top of the dozens of deaths the category 4 storm caused, the 150 mph winds and excessive rainfall has left the island without power–leaving 3.4 million U.S. citizens in Puerto Rico struggling to find water to drink, bathe in, and use toilets. Experts claim that power will be out for months in some places. For a country whose economy is already in shambles, this is worst case scenario.
The aid for Puerto Rico from the U.S. is less ubiquitous, maybe because just 54 percent of Americans know that Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens. Nonetheless, Nick Kroll and Stephen Colbert thought up a clever way to shed light on the crisis by posting awkward photos of themselves as kids and using the hashtag #PuberMe.
For every celebrity who put up a puberty photo, Colbert vowed to donate money from his Americone Dream Ice Cream Fund to Puerto Rico hurricane relief, which Kroll said he’d match. Check out these beauties.
Nick Kroll asked me to post a pic of my awkward stage, but I never had one. So here's me lookin' cool as hell! #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/UC9a7XtjZa
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) September 28, 2017
Thank you Stephen. In return, here's me trying to look like a tough guy because I hadn't yet hit #puberme. #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/WAzZ6kk6qb
— nick kroll (@nickkroll) September 28, 2017
Okay, here ya go… fresh perm… Members Only jacket… #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief @nickkroll @StephenAtHome pic.twitter.com/5ZKuPC1f8H
— Angela Kinsey🍩 (@AngelaKinsey) September 28, 2017
^Angela from The Office
https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/913497483954794497
Yo ma mensches @nickkroll & @StephenAtHome here's some sweet awkward #Puberme for #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/y4JrPr7ekf
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) September 28, 2017
.@NickKroll & @StephenAtHome asked me to post a photo from an awkward age to support #PuertoRicoRelief. Here’s one I took last year #PuberMe pic.twitter.com/6ccgSwNoBB
— Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) September 28, 2017
Ok @nickkroll & @StephenAtHome. Homecoming Freshman year. Why'd the photographer allow this? #puberme #puertoricorelief pic.twitter.com/lx410NnAVm
— John Mulaney (@mulaney) September 28, 2017
Okay @nickkroll @StephenAtHome @jimmykimmel here you go! Rocking the Fred Perry hard! #puberme @puertoricorelief pic.twitter.com/4rDpC2zoSL
— Judd Apatow 🇺🇦 (@JuddApatow) September 28, 2017
Hey @NickKroll & @StephenAtHome here’s a photo of me from earlier today #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/TELUdYH43d
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) September 28, 2017
Well @StephenAtHome & @nickkroll – I've done Stephen's show&Nick has spoofed mine.Does my Bar Mitzvah post count!#PuberMe@colbertlateshow pic.twitter.com/g5TphE1CGE
— Adam Richman (@AdamRichman) September 28, 2017
No word on how much the crowd-sourcing tactic has made thus far.