Celebrities Express Concern & Donate To Help With Australia's Bushfires
Dozens of fires have been erupting in New South Wales, Australia since last November and roughly 25.5 million acres have been burned.
Thousands of homes have been destroyed and the crisis has taken an enormous toll on the wildlife in Australia too. A professor estimated that a billion animals had died in Australia's wildfires! ?
Photo from Matthew Abbott via The New York Times
As celebrities have a huge following and the ability to influence people, many of them, both from Australia and countries around the world, have come forward to express their concern and donate to help with the fight against the fires.
Read on to find out more!
Leonardo Dicaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio's environmental organisation, Earth Alliance, will donate $3 million to wildfire relief efforts to assist with critical firefighting efforts, aid local communities most affected by the wildfires, enable wildlife rescue and recovery, and support the long term restoration of unique ecosystems.
Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth and his family donated $1 million to relief and recovery efforts in Australia. The Australian actor added in his Instagram post's caption that "every penny counts" and encouraged people to "make a difference".
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban
Australian actress Nicole Kidman and her husband Keith Urban, an Australian singer-songwriter, have pledged a $500,000 donation to Rural Fire Services.
Jay Park
Im donating 30k to https://t.co/dePKK2qbqs im gonna tell aomg to do the same...hopefully it helps somewhat ? pray for Australia and see u soon ❤️
— JAY BUM PARK (@JAYBUMAOM) January 6, 2020
Jay Park has donated $30,000 to the NSW Rural Fire Service. In his tweet, he told fans to "pray for Australia" and hoped that his donation "helps somewhat".
BLACKPINK's Rosé
BLACKPINK's Rosé grew up in Melbourne, Australia and has expressed concern over the raging bushfires. In her Instagram post, she revealed that she is "heartbroken for the people and homes suffering from the fires and the millions of innocent and beautiful wildlife creatures that are injured and dying right now".
She also stated that she will try her best to support and urged her fans to visit the links she included to see how they can help.
Stray Kids' Bang Chan
Stray Kids' leader, Bang Chan, posted on Instagram and revealed that he and Felix (fellow Australian group member) are "having a hard time being aware that Australia is under fatal circumstances".
He also thanked his "friends, families and STAYs (fans) that are doing whatever they can to help out".
Wu Zun
Photo from 吴尊 via Weibo
Wu Zun has donated to WIRES, an organisation that helps wildlife amidst Australia's bushfires, under his daughter's name.
Hilary Duff
Hilary Duff posted on Instagram and said that she and her husband are "coming up with a number that [they] feel comfortable with to donate" and will keep her followers posted on that.
Ellen DeGeneres
It’s almost impossible to understand the size and destruction of the fires in Australia. Here are three organizations I’ve already donated to. I hope you’ll donate, too. @NSWRFS @RedCrossAU @WIRES_NSW
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) January 4, 2020
Ellen DeGeneres tweeted that she has donated to three organisations. She has also set up a GoFundMe page to raise $5 million and $1.6 million have been raised thus far.
Selena Gomez
Absolutely devastated by the fires in Australia. Praying for everyone affected and all of the first responders. I’m making a donation and would love if you would consider doing the same if you can. Swipe up ❤️ https://t.co/aEqW5SPKPG
— Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) January 4, 2020
Selena Gomez tweeted that she has donated and urged her fans to "consider doing the same".
Steve Irwin's children - Bindi and Robert Irwin
Bindi Irwin posted on Instagram that their Wildlife Hospital is "busier than ever" and that they have "officially treated over 90,000 patients".
Robert Irwin posted on Instagram to thank "Australia's incredible firefighters" and encouraged fellow Australians to "band together and lend a hand in crisis".
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