Evacuees from the Eaton Fire live among piles of clothing on the ground at the donation center at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, on January 13, 2025.
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As Los Angeles continues to battle wildfires that have devastated parts of the city and killed at least 24 people, companies have pledged to donate millions of dollars to aid relief efforts.
on Monday, Netflix and Comcast Each announced a donation of $10 million, divided among groups including the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, World Central Kitchen and the American Red Cross. Both companies also said they were assisting employees directly affected by the fire.
“For many of us, the next few years will be a time of rebuilding, which will require creativity, vision, courage and perseverance. Looking around some of the hardest-hit communities, it’s hard to imagine rebuilding – but we will, and we will. “We’ll come back stronger than before,” Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said wrote.
Comcast is the parent company of NBCUniversal, which has a large presence and studios in Los Angeles.
“We are deeply grateful to our first responders for their tireless and courageous efforts,” Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts said in a statement. announcement.
On January 11, 2025, in Los Angeles, California, firefighters were working as smoke rose from the Palisades Wildfire as it intensified.
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Other media and entertainment companies, many with significant operations in the Los Angeles area, have previously pledged donations to relief efforts. this walt disney company declare On Saturday, the company committed $15 million to fire response and reconstruction. Fox News reported that its parent company Fox Corporation, Donated Donate $1 million to the American Red Cross.
Gambling platform FanDuel and its parent company, trembling entertainmentdonated $250,000 to disaster relief organization Americares and the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, which declare.
The NFL is moving postseason games from SoFi Stadium in suburban Los Angeles to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona because of the fire and said its teams and ownership groups will collectively provide $5 million to cover the costs. for disaster relief work. Twelve Los Angeles sports teams, including the Lakers and Dodgers, declare Donated more than $8 million to firefighting groups.
grocery store hook up and Walmart promised 1 million US dollars and $2.5 millionrespectively dedicated to disaster relief work. Health insurance company Anthem Blue Cross declare $10 million donation.
Reuters report Monday’s one JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America Some payment relief is also available for mortgage customers affected by wildfires.
Patrick O’Neal carefully inspects his home after it was destroyed by the Palisades Wildfire on January 13, 2025 in Malibu, California.
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Hollywood stars and people in the entertainment industry also said they were providing financial support for fire rescue.
Actor Jamie Lee Curtis, resident of Los Angeles, declare On Instagram, her family pledged to donate $1 million to relief funds, while singer Beyoncé’s BeyGood Foundation firm $2.5 million for its own fire rescue fund. Paris Hilton explain She will create an emergency fund to aid displaced families, pledging $200,000, while actor Halle Berry said she Donated Providing clothing to fire victims.
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