For the second time since the novel coronavirus pandemic began, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have donated $1 million to support food banks in the United States and Canada overwhelmed by the increase in demand for their services.
Both Feeding America and Food Banks Canada thanked the couple via social media on Monday for their financial support.
Thank you, @VancityReynolds and @blakelively
— Feeding America (@FeedingAmerica) February 15, 2021
for being our hunger-fighting dream team! Your second $500k gift will make a big difference for people across the country. 🦸🦸♀️ pic.twitter.com/QywDAKHXCy
Reynolds, 44, and Lively, 33, also pledged $500,000 to each organization at the pandemic’s outset in early 2020.
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