Salma Hayek Raises Funds For Mexico City Earthquake Victims; J.K. Rowling, Edward James Olmos Make Pleas
Salma Hayek’s fundraising efforts for the victims of Mexico’s recent disasters were approaching the $300,000 mark today, a day after the actress-producer launched the Crowdrise project for Unicef.
“After the 1985 earthquake in Mexico City,” Hayek says in a video on the Crowdrise page, “I was evacuated from my building. A lot of friends died, including an uncle that was very, very close to me. I have lived through the aftermath of a disaster of this magnitude and it’s horrific.”
The American-Mexican actress and producer launched the fundraiser with her own $100,000 match contribution. Watch her video above.
Media reports today put the death toll at more than 250 following Tuesday’s 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Mexico City. That disaster was preceded by an 8.1-magnitude earthquake on September 8.
Tuesday’s quake is one of the deadliest since the 1985 earthquake survived by Hayek, which killed more than 5,000 people.
By mid-day today, Hayek’s day-old campaign had raised $288,662.
Both Shawn Mendes and Ricky Martin canceled Mexico City concerts this week, with promises to reschedule.
Other celebrities tweeted their support for Mexico and fundraising pleas, including Guillermo de Toro, pledging that anyone in Mexico who needs to post urgent messages can do so via his account.
A cualquiera en Mexico que necesite publicar mensajes urgentes puede hacerlo por medio de mi cuenta. Solo agregue @RealGDT y yo apoyare.
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) September 19, 2017
Think about Puerto Rico,Mexico and the Caribbean,if you can help do it! Be inventive! #mexicoearthquake #PuertoRicoSeLevanta #AyudaMexico
— Edward James Olmos (@edwardjolmos) September 21, 2017
Our love and support are with the people of Mexico.
Please donate to help the victims of Tuesday's earthquake.https://t.co/HtcrZXwcSz— Tenacious D (@RealTenaciousD) September 21, 2017
Dear Lord. Heart breaking. Pray they get thise children out. #mexicoearthquake https://t.co/Co6CqqNhPP
— Rosie Perez (@rosieperezbklyn) September 21, 2017
Heartbreaking footage from Mexico. I was there just last month. You can donate to Oxfam's appeal, as I have, here: https://t.co/NSHXjnKB54
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 20, 2017
This is a beautiful image of two places going through a lot right now. Please keep them in your prayers and your heart.
— Eva Longoria Baston (@EvaLongoria) September 20, 2017
There is no wall around my heart when it comes to sending love and support to those in Mexico City.
— bob saget (@bobsaget) September 20, 2017
thoughts are
with you #MexicoCity
❤️— Charlie Sheen (@charliesheen) September 20, 2017
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