Not only well-known businessmen and big brands, but also many celebrities have joined the fight against the spread of coronavirus. We’ll name you those who have already donated money to fight the epidemic and called on people to remain calm.
Actors Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds donated $1 million to Feeding America and Food Banks Canada organizations, which support seniors and low income families – the couple announced their decision on their social networks. In addition, Blake wrote that everyone can make an intangible contribution to the fight against disease: all you need is to follow safety measures and stay at home if possible.
Last week, Lady Gaga has announced that she will donate 20% of the revenue, generated by her cosmetics brand Haus Labs, to food stores in Los Angeles and New York to avoid shortages of goods and provide them to all those in need. Also, she decided to temporarily cancel all trips and meetings and self-isolate at home.
On March 18, Kristen Bell, actress and the voice of Gossip girl, announced that she has sent $150,000 to the No Kid Hungry organization, which fights child hunger around the world. The star said that her little daughters who are 5 and 6 years old, also wanted to give all the money from their piggy banks.
Designer Donatella Versace has donated € 200,000 to the San Raffaele hospital in Milan – it was full of infected patients. She took to ******* to write that she wholeheartedly supports the families affected by the epidemic, and thanks the doctors and medical staff for doing their heroic work every day.
One of the first people to support the movement to fight the coronavirus epidemic, was singer Justin Bieber. In February, when the disease hasn’t left China yet, he donated $29,000 to the medical Fund. He said that he read the news and wanted to help people to survive this terrible time and to overcome the disease as soon as possible.
Donations to various charities were also made by Vanessa Hudgens, Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Fallon, Ciara and other celebrities.