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Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling are seizing the spotlight for an important cause. The actors, both 41, star in the upcoming Netflix action movie The Gray Man and sponsored a drawing to attend the movie premiere, fundraising for the Boston nonprofit Christopher’s Haven. The pledge launched on June 2, and Evans and Gosling ultimately raised $276,444 as of last Wednesday,…

Bismarck Biyombo Foundation
It’s not rare for people to donate small amounts of money here and there to special causes. However, one NBA player is making a generous donation to his home country. NBA star Bismack Biyombo is pledging to donate his entire $1.3 million salary this year to build a hospital in his native Democratic Republic of…

After a year plagued with devastation and hardship, it fosters hope to know that charitable contributions did not falter.

Petty officer 2nd class Domminique A. Pineiro
Longtime “Jeoparady!” host Alex Tribek, alongside his wife, just recently donated $500,000 to Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission. The faith-based nonprofit organization is committed to “prevent, reduce and eliminate poverty, hunger, and homelessness.” “Alex and Jean contributed $500,000 to the charity because they believe in helping locally as well as globally,” a representative for…

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