UNITED STATES.- Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds, 44 years old, and his wife, the actress Blake Lively, 33, showed solidarity with people in vulnerable conditions due to the Covid-19 pandemic by donating, for the second time, a million dollars to Feeding America Y Food Banks, two food banks from their respective home countries, respectively.
“The Covid-19 has brutally impacted the elderly and families with fewer resources,” he said the actorLast March, at the beginning of the global health contingency due to the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, when he and his wife decided to donate for the first time one million dollars to the aforementioned organizations – half a million each.
Now the couple has repeated the gesture of solidarity, which both organizations thanked and made known through their social networks: “When Covid-19 first arrived in early 2020 Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively generously donated $ 500,000 to Feeding America and Food Banks Canada respectively.
“It was an act that inspired so many Canadians to donate to their local food banks and show their support for their neighbors during these critical times… Our sincere thanks and gratitude once again to Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively for committing another 500,000 to support from our Covid-19 Response Funds ”, they stated in a statement.
In addition, this Friday, February 19, the institution announced, through Instagram, that “during the last week a damaging winter storm brought a rare wave of cold, freezing rain and relentless snow. After millions of people were left without electricity or water, the Feeding America food bank network is working to bring needed supplies to the worst affected areas. “
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