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Jamie Lee Curtis a celebrated actress has often been in the spotlight as her work has changed through decades of film making. She's also been known for humanitarian acts. In light of the recent devastating California wildfires Jamie Lee has been showing off both of these qualities.
Jamie Lee's personal connection with the Los Angeles community and how recent fires has become front and center. While her own home was spared many of those near her have been destroyed with over 10,000 structures lost overall.
In the wake of the fires, Jamie Lee has emerged as an advocate for those affected while also highlighting her personal connection to that specific place which is important to her in different capacities. She spoke up with raw emotion to bring much needed visibility for the catastrophic issues as events unfolded.
She pledged with her husband a one million dollar donation to support relief efforts which highlights her ongoing efforts to help people. Her passion shines through as she publicly speaks about how to support local people in this trying moment.
Jamie Lee is known for being an American Red Cross Ambassador using her platform to showcase various community efforts that she is heavily involved in as a priority. These include calls for blood donation and contributions to assist other disaster victims.
She recently gave an emotional and heart filled interview on The Tonight Show where she spoke about her distress regarding the devastating fires where many people she knows are having all the challenges that come along with disaster. While sharing information she also urged viewers to act.
She encourages those listening to do whatever possible and offered different avenues such as donating blood, contributing funds to various groups and more for other individuals and animal rescues in the Los Angeles areas. She showcased concern over not only people but how their animal counterparts may be experiencing the loss as well.
She describes not only what has happened around her but how she experienced a mix of feelings of loss sadness grief along with a deep understanding of the difficulties those have with needing to rebuild all aspects of life again. This experience gave her empathy for people around the community.
She urges individuals to come together for their community at a time where it is most needed and expresses hope and positivity through this horrific event. With words she brings light and highlights her personal involvement for moving forward for her community during great tragedy. Her message is to also learn to connect as neighbors and families to make change from their losses.
In the fires that took place was a special church for Curtis that had an emotional bond for her. The location was one where she reclaimed Sobriety in a process 25 years ago. Her emotional bond to this particular space became apparent as she noted how much it stood out to her as more that just the walls of a building.
Her story highlights a reminder of loss in her life. This area had brought forth a new path for thousands which brought her emotional reflection and the feeling she shared online regarding all the lives that have been affected within the walls of that particular space in the California town.
Jamie Lee’s consistent focus on important values coupled with action for various disasters serves as an inspiration for all while she uses her position in media to do more for those in need of leadership or assistance. She is one that brings light during moments that may often seem most dark. Her contributions to not only entertainment but humanitarian efforts will mark her journey in multiple ways.
From her time at the The Tonight Show to her social media accounts she has used her influence for promoting good and is an active public figure on many topics that she believes are important. She is someone who takes on life by doing as much good and has dedicated her success to creating spaces for that message of goodness to be received.