Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively
You donate $ 500,000 to a Canadian organization
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively donated large sums of money in 2020.
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Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively donated $ 500,000 to an organization that helps homeless youth in Canada.
The actor couple Ryan Reynolds (44, "Deadpool") and Blake Lively (33, "Gossip Girl") are often committed to charity. Now they have shown their generosity again and donated 250,000 US dollars (around 209,000 euros) each to the Covenant House Vancouver and the Covenant House Toronto, as the organization announced via Instagram, among other things. Covenant House works for homeless youth across Canada.
"They do the work of heroes"
The non-profit organization has been providing homeless young people with essential items such as food or accommodation for more than 40 years. It helps them to build an independent and successful life, it says on the website. Victims of human trafficking can also find help.
"Covenant House offers love, hope and stability to vulnerable teens who have fled physical, emotional and sexual abuse," Ryan Reynolds said in a statement. "They do the work of heroes." He has supported the organization for many years. The actor also encourages others to make a donation. Because he and his wife are part of a special campaign. Funds going to Covenant House by December 31st will be doubled by Reynolds and Lively.
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are committed to charity
It's not the first time Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have made a generous donation in 2020. It was only in June that they donated US $ 200,000 (about 167,000 euros) to the American civil rights organization NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). In March, they gave $ 1 million to Feeding America and Food Banks Canada and $ 400,000 to the hospitals in New York particularly hard hit by the corona pandemic.