Many athletes and eminent artists with deep ties with the Los Angeles region have donated large sums to help for forest fires. The most recent gift, however, comes from a superstar athlete who was not even a member of a local team when the fires raged from January 7 to 31.
Luka Dononic, the goalkeeper of all the NBAs, acquired by the Lakers of Dallas Mavericks in an exchange of superproductions on February 1, announced on Monday on Instagram that he had promised $ 500,000 through his foundation to dismiss the efforts of Recovery and that he “planned to work with local organizations to help rebuild play areas destroyed by fires.
“We are committed to helping children in the communities affected to start playing and being children again,” said the Instagram post.
Almost a month ago, the sports teams of it made a combined donation of $ 8 million to emergency services against forest fires. The star of Dodgers Shohei Ohtani, who has lived in southern California since his signature with the Angels in 2018, gave $ 500,000. Freddie Freeman, a Dodger since 2022, donated $ 300,000. The CT3 Foundation of Chris Taylor organized a fundraising event and announced on Instagram that it corresponded to donations up to $ 5,000.
And the biggest donors were the owner of the Clippers, Steve Ballmer and his wife, Connie, who “devoted a first to $ 15 million in emergency funding for the many people affected by these fires, especially in the historic community And racily diverse of Altadena ”, the city has devastated by the late Eaton.
The Fireaid performance concert on January 30 took place at the original arena of the Clippers, the Dome Intuit and the Kia Forum, which both belong to the Ballmers.
The comments of Donic’s donation were extremely positive, and many seemed to come from fans of the Dallas region.
“This is why Dallas loves him so much – because he has a real heart. ♥ ️ ”wrote a fan.
“This is the real reason why Dallas is so sad to lose Luka. Go so much beyond the court, it was 177% on culture and the community, ”wrote another.
Dononic, which has an average of 28.1 points, 8.3 rebounds and 7.8 assists this season, has not yet played a match for Lakers because it recovers a calf injury. He is listed as probable to make his debut Monday evening against Utah Jazz in Crypto.com Arena.
According to Dononic’s Post, the donation of $ 500,000 will be made on Monday to the WildFire Recovery Fund recovery fund of the Community Foundation “in order to have an immediate impact while the need is so great”.
The Foundation also undertook to give “significant additional funding in the next two years to ensure that children who have lost their play areas – what Luka calls his” place of peace ” – is able to Return to the playground, the field or the court as soon as possible for the good of their mental and physical well-being. »»
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