{"id":586650,"date":"2023-08-12T06:39:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T03:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jeff-bezos-and-lauren-sanchez-pledge-100m-to-help-fire-devastated-maui\/"},"modified":"2023-08-12T06:39:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T03:39:52","slug":"jeff-bezos-and-lauren-sanchez-pledge-100m-to-help-fire-devastated-maui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeff-bezos-and-lauren-sanchez-pledge-100m-to-help-fire-devastated-maui\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jeff Bezos and Lauren S\u00e1nchez Pledge $100M to Help Fire-Devastated Maui"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Amid the deadly devastation brought by fast-moving wildfires on the island of Maui, which has been in an extreme state of emergency since Tuesday, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fianc\u00e9 and entertainment reporter Lauren S\u00e1nchez are joining the growing list of celebrities showing support for those impacted.<\/p>\n

\n S\u00e1nchez announced on Friday via Instagram<\/a> that the \u201cheartbroken\u201d pair are pledging $100 million to aid in what will surely be a years-long recovery.<\/p>\n

\n She wrote, \u201cThe immedia<\/a>te needs are important, and so is the longer term rebuilding that will have to happ<\/a>en \u2014 even after much of the attention has subsided. Jeff and I are creating a Maui Fund and are dedicating $100 million to help Maui get back on its feet now and over the coming years as the continuing needs reveal themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n Indeed, though there are many urgent needs for those displaced right now, including water, food, clothing and shelter, there is awareness that this recovery will take far more than a few news<\/a> cycles. Celebrities including Hawaiian actor Jason Momoa have been vocal on social media with sharing ways for his followers to contribute, while Oprah Winfrey, who has some 2,000 acres on the island, is there personally now, buying and distributing supplies to those in need.<\/p>\n

\n Billionaire Bezos \u2014 whose estimated net worth is $163 billion, the world\u2019s third-richest person, according to Bloomberg<\/em> \u2014 has a personal connection to Maui in the form of a 14-acre property on South Maui\u2019s La Perouse Bay, which he purchased in 2021 for $78 million. There\u2019s no word yet on how exactly the Maui Fund will work, but there is no doubt it\u2019s a gift that is much needed by a community where the death toll due to the fires has hit 67, the deadliest in the state\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

\n Added S\u00e1nchez in her Instagram post: \u201cWe are thinking of all the families that have lost so much and a community that has been left devastated.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n