Eva Longoria made a sincere vow.
On Saturday, January 11, the 49-year-old actress shared an emotional video message on Instagram amid the ongoing fires in Los Angeles.
In her video, Longoria said she is donating $50,000 to This Is About Humanity to support frontline workers and families affected by the fires.
“It’s been a crazy week,” she said, “devastating for so many people, so many friends who have lost a lot … Memories and things that people worked really hard for.”
The Desperate Housewives alum then revealed that she and her family evacuated their home because they were “on alert” and “kept getting the alarm.” However, she added that she has now accommodated friends “who have evacuated from other areas”.
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We donated clothes, I literally emptied my pantry to take them to all the places that accept donations, Longoria continued. “I will support this is about humanity. They will match up to $50,000 for frontline workers and families affected by the fires. I will personally match that $50,000.”
The actress explained that the money “will support all these families who work tirelessly to keep us fed. These farm workers still go out and produce and harvest our produce and the conditions are dangerous. And so we will support this is about humanity.”
She began wrapping her video with an inspirational message, telling LA residents to “just stay strong.”
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“I know there’s a lot of stuff on social media. I don’t think this is the time to analyze what went wrong. We have to figure out the situation now,” Longoria said. “So thanks to everyone who is out there helping and doing their part.”
The actress pointed out that “everyone was very helpful” during this tragedy.
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“People are coming together in beautiful ways and it’s beautiful to see,” she said. “I will continue to post links and places where you can help, volunteer and donate. Thank you to everyone who is out there helping and doing their part. God bless all the firefighters who put their lives on the line to save our lives and Our homes , thanks to everyone who helps.”
Longoria reiterated her promise in the caption of her post.
“My heart breaks for the city of LA and the devastating fires that have taken so many lives,” she wrote. “I am personally contributing $50K to @thisisabouthumanity’s efforts to support the essential workers, farm workers, wage earners and families affected by these wildfires. I hope we can come together and support these resilient members of our community.”
The wildfires started on Tuesday, January 7 and have displaced more than 80,000 people, including many celebrities.
The LA County Medical Examiner has reported 16 deaths since January 11th. In addition, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said at a news conference on January 12 that at least 16 people have been reported missing since the fires began, according to The New York Times.
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