Kylie Jenner Donates $1 Million USD to Help Fight COVID-19
Funds will be used to help healthcare professionals working the front lines.
Kylie Jenner has joined the growing list of celebrities making huge donations to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. The reality TV star and beauty mogul’s doctor, Dr. Thais Aliabadi, put out a call to action to help healthcare professionals working the frontlines and Jenner responded with a $1 million USD contribution.
According to Dr. Aliabadi’s Instagram post, Jenner’s donation will be used to buy hundreds of thousands of face masks, face shields and other protective gear. Dr. Aliabadi also thanked Jenner in her caption saying, “I am speechless, my eyes are filled with tears of joy and my heart is overwhelmed with gratitude. I made a wish to the Universe to gather protective masks for our brave healthcare workers and today my dream came true.”
Read Dr. Aliabadi’s full post below. To help support the cause, you can donate your N95 masks here.
In related news, Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation has also donated a large sum to help fight the outbreak.
