Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively donate $500,000 to Covenant House in Vancouver and Toronto to support homeless and at-risk youth
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively kicked off the holiday season in quite the generous fashion, donating $500,000 to Covenant House.
Reynolds, 44, and Lively, 33, donated $250,000 to Covenant House Vancouver, in Reynolds' hometown, and another $250,000 to Covenant House Toronto.
Their donation, 'an incredible act of kindness and philanthropy,' will go to support, 'homeless, at-risk, and trafficked youth across the nation,' according to the Covenant House Vancouver blog.
Generous couple: Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively kicked off the holiday season in quite the generous fashion, donating $500,000 to Covenant House
Reynolds and Lively's donation is a 'special matching gift,' which he hopes to encourage others to donate.
'Ryan and Blake truly understand that young people who are facing homelessness deserve unconditional love and absolute respect,' said Krista Thompson, CEO of Covenant House Vancouver.
'Their generous donation and compassionate support mean so much to Covenant House and we are truly grateful for their continued friendship,' Thmpson added.
Matching gift: Reynolds and Lively's donation is a 'special matching gift,' which he hopes to encourage others to donate
'Just like Ryan and Blake, we hope this gift highlights the value of each and every youth; and inspires others to open their hearts to those struggling with the crisis of homelessness,' she concluded.
Reynolds himself added, 'Covenant House provides love, hope and stability for at-risk youth who’ve fled physical, emotional and sexual abuse.'
'They do the work of heroes. For us, helping Covenant House this way isn’t a donation, but an investment in compassion and empathy; something the world needs more of,' he added.
Hope and stability: Reynolds himself added, 'Covenant House provides love, hope and stability for at-risk youth who’ve fled physical, emotional and sexual abuse.
'The young people who pass through the doors of Covenant House more often than not have a story marked by extraordinary trauma. They are so much more than that trauma,' he continued.
'They have so much to offer the world. Matching this gift is saying you believe in them. You believe in the power of compassion to transform the trajectory of a human being,' Reynolds concluded.
For those who wish to donate and help this worthy cause themselves, Reynolds and Lively will be matching those donations as well.
Matching: For those who wish to donate and help this worthy cause themselves, Reynolds and Lively will be matching those donations as well
Any donation made to Covenant House between now and December 31, 'will be matched by Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively to go three times as far in helping homeless and at-risk youth.'
Fans can make donations themselves to Covenant House Vancouver and Covenant House Toronto through the corresponding links.
Reynolds will next be seen on the big screen in Free Guy, which was originally set for December 11 but ultimately pushed into 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Donations: Any donation made to Covenant House between now and December 31, 'will be matched by Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively to go three times as far in helping homeless and at-risk youth'
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