Good News Notes: “Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively donated $500,000 each to two organizations fighting hunger in the U.S. and Canada amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The couple made the donations to Feeding America and Food Banks Canada. In a statement released by Feeding America on Twitter, the couple said that they are ‘honored and privileged’ to…
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Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively Donate $500,000 to Homeless Youth
Good News Notes: “Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have opened their wallets to at-risk youths struggling with homelessness in Canada. The couple donated $250,000 to both Covenant House Vancouver and Covenant House Toronto, an organization which Reynolds, 44, has supported for a long time, according to a press release. The nonprofit provides homeless youth with basic needs like food…
Rihanna Donates Protective Equipment to New York Medics as Celebrities Respond to COVID-19 with Charity Donations
Good News Notes: “Rihanna has donated personal protective equipment (PPE) to medics in New York as the state faces a shortage due to the outbreak of COVID-19. New York state has been overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 23,000 confirmed cases, making it one of the cities most severely impacted by the virus….
Celebrities provide coronavirus pandemic relief with donations
Good News Notes: “Bunkered down at home or not, celebrities all over the world are stepping up to do what they can to combat the coronavirus pandemic by making charitable donations to those in need. As the numbers of those infected with COVID-19 rose to over 200,000 worldwide as of Wednesday morning, the world’s biggest…
Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively pledge $1 million to food drives; more stars help amid coronavirus
Good News Notes: “When it comes to taking action to help others during the coronavirus pandemic, celebrities are putting their money where their mouths are. Ryan Reynolds announced Monday that he and wife Blake Lively donated $1 million split between food drive organizations Feeding America and Food Banks Canada. (Reynolds was born in Vancouver.) ‘COVID-19 has…