Perhaps the only positive aspect that can be extracted from the DANA drama has been to confirm the river of solidarity that has spread throughout the country and that has also been transferred to the world of celebritieswhich in many cases has abandoned its most frivolous profile to support the victims of horror with donations and other actions. And there have been many: from Queen Sofía to Aitana, from royalty to song or business success, many have wanted to be present.
Queen Sofía was one of the first to set an example and through her foundation donated 50,000 euros to buy basic products to be distributed through the Food Bank, an organization with which the emerita has a special bond. But his solidarity action has not stopped there and the foundation that bears his name plans to auction the painting ‘Still Life’ by Fernando Botero on November 21 at Sotheby’s headquarters in New York. The collection could exceed between 300,000 and 500,000 euros, an amount that will go directly to those affected by DANA in the Valencian Community and Albacete.
Another case has been that of the businessman Amancio Ortegafounder of Inditex, who gave four million euros to the Red Cross and Cáritas, in addition to clothing and household products, to those who have been left with nothing and must start over at any age. Later, he extended his contribution with the following statement: “The Amancio Ortega Foundation makes available to the Social Services of the City Councils affected by DANA a fund with 100 million euros to support citizens in their most immediate needs.”
It didn’t take him long to take a step forward. Florentino Perez as president of Real Madrid, the first major sports entity to become aware of its role in the community by communicating the donation of one million euros for the victims and promoting a fundraising campaign from the club andn collaboration with the Red Cross.
Rafa Nadal, Aitana, Dani Martín, Penélope Cruz…
And if in Spain you can talk about an exemplary athlete, that is tennis player Rafa Nadalwho has donated a good amount – although it has not been revealed, maintaining his usual discretion – and has participated in the organization of donations from his tennis academy in Manacor.
Music has also found a huge focus of action and recently it has been known that the father has joined this wave of solidarity. And he has done it as best he can: completely anonymously and without wanting it to be known. The entrepreneur Julio Braceli He made a video that went very viral asking for help for the “humanitarian catastrophe of biblical dimensions” and he received the singer’s message: “Aitana, the artist, was one of the first people who, when the video had very few views and was not ultraviral wrote to me.
Alejandro Sanz has also allocated part of the proceeds from his imminent tour to reconstruction efforts in the area and has urged his followers to collaborate in the cause. AND Dani Martín has donated 100,000 euros for the victims of DANA through the Red Cross, as he himself confirmed on his social networks.
The singer Ana Mena made this call during one of her concerts on her current tour: «I invite you to collaborate, to shake hands, to donate. Tomorrow it could happen to us and it is a shame that all these people are going through this circumstance and being left without their homes, their jobs, without their families… “
Although many of them have donated anonymously, like Aitana, artists like Pablo Alborán, Rauw Alejandro, Omar Montes, Vanessa Martín, Rosalía or Lola Índigo They wanted to take advantage of the impact of their image and their influence to serve as a spokesperson for the tragedy and motivate their followers to join the cause. This is the case of the actress Penelope Cruzwho has joined various NGOs to raise funds in addition to a significant donation that has not been disclosed.
Bank accounts and Bizum
Financial entities are channeling all donations sent to help those affected by DANA through bank accounts and Bizum in order for the money to reach its destination, joining the wave of solidarity that has covered the rest of the country. Many, including celebrities, are donating different amounts through the Red Cross account: ES92 0182 2370 4600 1002 2227.
In contrast to this solidarity shown, social networks have reacted in a manner completely contrary to the denialist opinions voiced by popular faces such as Miguel Bosé or Mónica Naranjo, who defend that climate change “does not exist” and that everything is a consequence of “uncontrolled climate engineering.” It has not been the trend, quite the opposite. The ‘celebrities’ of this country have taken a very large step forward to show solidarity with the victims of horror and help.
