The new Feeding America donation comes just a day after the couple’s bestie Taylor Swift donated $5 million to the charity
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are chipping in to help the hundreds of people affected by Hurricane Helene and Milton. In a statement Thursday, the non-profit organization Feeding America revealed that the actor couple had donated $1 million to help their disaster relief fund.
“Their longtime support of Feeding America in times of crisis has helped our network on the ground before, during, and after disasters,” said Feeding America CEO Claire Babneaux-Fontenot in a statement. “These funds will help food banks provide basic needs like water, ready to eat food, and supplies to communities facing heartbreaking loss and a long recovery.”
The new donation comes a day after the organization announced that Taylor Swift, Lively and Reynolds’ good friend, contributed $5 million to “rebuild and recover” with the victims affected by the devastating storms. Earlier this week, Dolly Parton also pledged $1 million to relief funds for those affected, while the members of Metallica each dropped $50,000 to the World Central Kitchen and Team Rubicon.
So far, at least 12 people have died from Milton, which hit Florida as a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday. More than 225 people were killed by Helene last month. More than 3 million people are now without power in Western Florida, according to The Associated Press.
Lively and Reynolds have contributed to philanthropic efforts throughout the years, donating $1 million to the Red Cross to aid children affected by the Israel-Hamas war. The couple also donated $1 million to several causes amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
