With the parts of Los Angeles engulfed in fires leading to at least 24 casualties, multi-million dollar promises have been made by different companies to aid in the relief efforts.
While Netflix has also joined the efforts, Comcast.
He is also taking steps, both performing a $10 million donation alongside each other for the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, World Central Kitchen, and the American Red Cross. Furthermore, the companies will also aid their affected employees.
As per Netflix’s co-CEO Ted Sarandos, Having a vision and the perseverance to keep working on rebuilding the devastated neighborhoods that were hit is indeed quite an effort, and while it may require creativity, doing so will strengthen us as a group.
Due to its studio, NBCUniversal, which has headquarters in Los Angeles, is owned by Comcast.
In a recent announcement, Comcast’s Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts said, “We want to express our sincere gratitude to the first responders who worked day and night and with great courage.”
According to an announcement by the American corporate empire Walt Disney Company, they are set to contribute a generous amount of $15 million towards the reconstruction and fire response. Furthermore, Fox Corporation has made a donation of $1 million to the American Red Cross.
For the Los Angeles area, Merlin Entertainment, which is known for its theme park resorts as well as for aiming to provide family entertainment over the last two years, has agreed to start making suitable donations to the relief. As stated by the Fox Associate at the BBC WoW, ‘Walt Disney and Disney Xiao Heng Fund’ has also contributed by sending large sums in aid to areas that are hit by natural disasters or experience a lot of destruction.
On the other hand, Americares and the LA Fire Department Foundation are two of the largest gambling organizers that aim to fan the spirit of teamwork, dominance, and competitive ambition; due to this, Flutter Entertainment donated $250000 to them, which was announced by their parent company FanDuel.
According to a statement made by the NBA organization, they have also teamed up with LA sports teams such as the Lakers and Dodgers which encompass close to $8 million which would be used towards the fire relief organizations.
Kroger and Walmart committed $1 million and $2.5 million, respectively, to the restraint operations. Tyson Foods announced that it would send its ‘Meals That Matter‘ disaster relief team this week to provide hot meals and water to the affected population due to the wildfires. Health insurer Anthem Blue Cross made public a 10 million dollar donation. On Monday, Amazon announced the fire relief it made through its entertainment division, the Home security manufacturer Ring and Whole Foods Market, announced a donation of $10 million. The e-commerce giant also stated that it had previously sent some materials for the supplies to multiple response organizations and gave cloud technology to aid the rescue workers. Reports on Monday by of Reuters said that JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America are also extending some payment relief to mortgage holders who have suffered loss from the wild fires. Both the Wallet and Panic Chests gave 20k dollars each for the Fire Relief Fund established by the intention of Shelter. Moreover, Hollywood stars and other figures in the entertainment industry have also voiced that they are here to provide funds to help with fire combat and restoration. The actress Jamie Lee Curtis, who lives in Los Angeles, posted through Instagram that her family committed to donate one million dollars to the relief funds, and singer Beyonce’s Bey Good Foundation dedicated two point five million dollars to the same cause but through their foundation with their limitations instead of a single fund. Socialite Paris Hilton added she she would create an emergency fund for out-of-the-blue families and set aside 200k dollars for the project. At the same time, the actress Halle Berry stated she donated clothes to bolsters of fires.
