LA Wildfires: Actor Leonardo DiCaprio pledges $1million to assist the crisis
American actor and film producer, Leonardo DiCaprio has announced a $1 million donation toward the Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts.
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Recall That some States in the United States of America have been affected by the wildfire dis@ster which has been happening since the first week of January.
The wildfires have forced 179,000 residents to evacuate and destr0yed entire neighborhoods. With three major fires still r@ging, the fires have claimed 25 lives since breaking out in the Altadena and Pasadena areas.
Biden has urged Congress to approve additional funding to support people affected by the fire.
The Oscar winner confirmed on his social media that he was donating $1m in partnership with his organization ”Re: wild”, with funds going to support “both urgent needs and post-fire recovery efforts”.
The actor, who grew up in Los Angeles, joins several celebrities and companies that have donated to relief efforts.
”The Los Angeles wildfires are dev@stating our city; I am committing $1 million in partnership with @rewild’s Rapid Response Program to support both urgent needs and post-fire recovery efforts.”
The actor listed a series of organizations that his donation was earmarked toward. ”Initial aid will immediately benefit the LA Fire Department Foundation, California Fire Foundation, World Central Kitchen, California Community Foundation, Pasadena Humane Society and Socal Fire Fund, Organizations providing much-needed resources to our first responders and firef!ghters, and the people, animals, and communities who need it most,” DiCaprio said.
Recall that Beyoncé pledged to donate $2.5m (£2m) through her non-profit organization ‘‘BeyGOOD”, to help those who lost their homes and possessions.
The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros Discovery, Eva Longoria, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Christopher Guest, have all pledged towards this dis@ter.
Hopefully all these will end, and people can go back to their normal lives. Our prayers are with Los Angeles.
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