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Jamie Lee Curtis Donates $1 Million to Wildfire Relief Efforts After Emotional Late-Night Appearance
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Jamie Lee Curtis is providing a substantial assisting hand to all those impacted by the continuous Los Angeles wildfires.
“My household is contributing $1 million today to the relief efforts,” the starlet, 66, shared in a Thursday, January 9, Instagram post. “We touch with Governor [Gavin] Newsom, Mayor [Karen] Bass, and Senator [Adam] Schiff and I will publish typically about where you can send out required resources to reliable firms.”
Curtis shared a comparable message in the post's caption, composing: “My hubby and I and our kids have actually promised $1 million from our Family Foundation to begin a fund of assistance for our terrific city and state and the excellent individuals who live and enjoy there.” (Curtis shares children Annie, 34, and Ruby, 25, with her spouse, Christopher Guest.)
Curtis' contribution comes one day after she got psychological talking about the wildfires throughout a look on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon“I'm actually practically to weep,” she stated at the start of her Wednesday, January 8, interview.
“As you understand, where I live is on fire today. Actually, the whole city of the Pacific Palisades is burning,” she continued. “I flew here last night. I was on the airplane, began getting texts and it's f– ing gnarly, you guys. It's simply a disaster in Southern California. Clearly, there have actually been dreadful fires in lots of locations [but] this is actually where I live.”
Curtis kept in mind that “whatever” in her neighborhood has actually been damaged, from the marketplace where she stores to her kids' schools to her good friends' homes. Having actually taken a trip to New York City for her Tonight Show look, Curtis exposed she would be taking a trip back to California the following day.
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“If you understand anyone on the West Coast or not– the American Red Cross, support them. They will be available in and assist individuals. Do anything you can, anything in your neighborhood to assist individuals,” she informed audiences on Wednesday. “Whether you require it or not now, you will require it. Offer blood, contribute, do whatever you can do, [help] animal shelters.”
As an ambassador for the American Red Cross, Curtis likewise motivated individuals to have actually emergency situation packages prepared with products such as prescription medications and glasses, animal food, child formula and more.
The wildfires started on Tuesday, January 7, and have actually spread out quickly throughout the L.A. location by Santa Ana wind gusts. Countless individuals have actually been required to leave the area, with lots of losing their homes as an outcome of the fires,
