Most people are doing their best to self-isolate as we try to protect ourselves and our loved
ones from coronavirus, and it's easy to feel anxious, helpless, or scared, but these celebs
are doing their part and giving back during these challenging times.
What’s up guys, it’s Sussan Mourad bringing you all the latest entertainment news updates
from my at-home Clevver studio as we continue to do our part to prevent the spread of Coronavirus.
Now let's jump into all the good happening during this difficult time.
And while it might seem like there's not much we can do to help but stay home, making a
donation to a charity that helps feed high-risk communities is a great way to make a difference.
And many celebs are doing just that.
It’s these kind of feel good stories where people are looking out for one another that
we need right now!
So let’s start with Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds who recently donated $1 MILLION to
Feeding America and Food Banks Canada.
Feed America operates a network of food banks throughout the United States while Food Banks
Canada does the same in Ryan’s home country, Canada.
They both shared the news of their donation on social media.
Ryan tweeted saying quote, “I think we can all agree, Covid-19 is an asshole.
If you can help, visit, http://FeedingAmerica.org and/or http://FoodBanksCanada.ca”
And he also wrote quote, “Take care of your bodies and hearts.
Leave room for joy.
Call someone who’s isolated and might need connection.”
And then Ryan jokingly prompted his millions of followers to call Hugh Jackman but listed
his phone number as “1-555-[sad face emoji]-Hugh.”
Now that’s the kind of generosity and humor we need these days!
Blake also posted on social media about their donation.
She wrote quote, “Remember the lonely and isolated.
Facetime, Skype, make a video.
Remember the love that can travel through all this.
Communities are stepping up—shopping for the elderly, making lunches for children.
We can all do something for one another, even if that's simply staying home.”
And she also added some humor in there closing with quote, “Sending so much love.
Now can someone please tell Ryan that “emotional distancing” from his mother-in-law is not
a thing.
Nothing can save him.”
Ugh we love these two and we love that they are giving back!
And fans are thanking Blake and Ryan for their $1 million donation.
They are replying to Ryan’s tweet with their appreciation.
One person wrote quote, “My daughter is the supervisor at the North Bay Ontario food
bank.
She’s not on Twitter but she asked me to thank you and your wife for your generosity.”
Another said quote, “You sure bring a shitload of good to the table.
Thank you for being someone Canadians can be incredibly proud of!”
And another wrote quote, “I’ll Never get bored of your Hugh Jackman jokes also thank
you and Blake. you’re so kind #RyanReynolds”
But obviously Blake and Ryan aren’t the only celebs making donations.
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos also donated $1 million to coronavirus relief efforts.
Clearly Mark is a way better person than his Riverdale character is!
A source told People that their contribution would be allocated in part to the New York
Governor’s Office for the purchase of ventilators.
And some of the funding is also going to be allocated toward WIN, an organization responsible
for the operation of 11 women’s shelters across New York City.
Ariana Grande also took to her Instagram Stories and listed five organizations that she would
be donating to in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
The orgs she donated to are Feeding America, Opportunity Fund, Give Directly, WHO and the
Italian Red Cross and Ariana also urged her fans to donate too.
She wrote quote, “While we are social distancing and doing the best we can to protect one another,
my heart hurts for the small business, individuals, and families affected by all of this, I am
supporting the organizations below and if you are able to, you should too.”
Vanessa Hudgens also made a donation to Feeding America.
She shared a screenshot after she made her own donation and encouraged her followers
to donate to help with coronavirus relief.
She wrote quote, “It’s a crazy time out there in the world.
School closures, job disruptions, lack of paid sick leave and the coronavirus’ disproportionate
impact on adults age 60 and older and low-income families are all contributing to the demands
placed on food banks across the country.
Join me in supporting @feedingamerica today.
Let’s help each other out rather than freaking the f*ck out.
Kk?
LINK IN BIO”
And Jeffree star wanted to help individual fans directly, so he took to Twitter and asked
fans to share their CashApp usernames so he could send money to those who were struggling.
Jeffree sent at least $250 to each person he chose.
He wrote quote, “I really want to help more people in need today!
Drop your cash app below w hashtag #JeffreeStarApproved - I'm going to help as many people as I can
until I hit the limit”
Other celebs are getting their companies involved in making donations to those struggling while
out of work or school.
On Monday, Lady Gaga’s cosmetics company Haus Labs announced its plan to donate 20
percent of its online profits from the previous week to local food banks in Los Angeles and
New York City.
They shared this post on IG and wrote quote, “HAUS will be giving back to our Los Angeles
& New York City communities by donating 20% of our profits from last week’s sales on
Hauslabs.com to local food banks (@lafoodbank & @foodbank4nyc) in order to get food to those
affected by the closing of schools and other places that offer this critical resource.
Stay safe and strong for yourself and others.
Sending love from our HAUS to yours.”
And since this is a global pandemic, some celebs, like Justin Bieber are making international
donations as well.
At this time, China is still the country that has been hit the hardest with the coronavirus
and last month, Justin donated about $30,000 to a children's charity in China, to help
with the coronavirus relief efforts.
He shared this video on IG for his Chinese followers.
He also wrote quote, “Watching the news I couldn’t imagine how scary it would be
if a new disease was effecting my wife and my family and friends.
China we stand with you as a collective humanity and have made a donation to support.”
So all in all, we thank these celebs, and all the other ones we didn’t mention, for
making donations and we linked some of the donation links in our description in case
you wanted to get involved.
But now I want to turn it over to you.
Despite all the craziness going on, does it make you smile and feel good hearing stories
like this one?
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