Drew Barrymore has pledged to donate $1 million (£800,000) to No Kid Hungry in order to help those facing poverty amid the coronavirus pandemic.
01.05.2020 - 22:19 / variety.com
By J. Kim Murphy
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The “Parks and Recreation” reunion episode on Thursday night has raised $2.8 million for Feeding America’s COVID-19 Response Fund.
The half-hour television special follows Amy Poehler’s character Leslie Knope as she catches up virtually with her former Parks department co-workers to see how they are holding up under shelter in place and social distancing regulations. The episode also offered fans a glimpse at how characters have been living since the series concluded
Drew Barrymore has pledged to donate $1 million (£800,000) to No Kid Hungry in order to help those facing poverty amid the coronavirus pandemic.
By Jazz Tangcay
Show's main cast reunited last week.
Aubrey Plaza is getting some sun.
It also features Priyanka Chopra, A.R. Rahman and cricket captain Virat Kohli,
Amy Poehler and the cast of her old series, “Parks and Recreation,” did more than give fans a thrill with their video chat reunion episode Thursday. They also raised $3.5 million for the food bank charity Feeding America where fans can continue to contribute themselves through May 21.
Amy Poehler and Chris Pratt’s virtual Parks and Recreation special has already raised more than $3 million (£2.4 million) to help non-profit Feeding America amid the coronavirus pandemic.
By Patrick Hipes
It seems like the long-awaited reunion promised to Leslie Knope in the series finale of “Parks and Recreation” — “It will happen, someday,” her husband, played by Adam Scott, says — has finally arrived.
The cast of popular comedy Parks And Recreation reunited for a one-off special in aid of the coronavirus relief effort.
"I’ve been practicing social-distancing since I was four years old"
Jim O’Heir, who played clueless, good-natured bumbler Jerry Gergich on “Parks and Recreation,” says he slipped right back into character for Thursday night’s episode — which reunites the cast for the first time since the beloved NBC sitcom ended its seven-season run in 2015.
Post Malone just raised millions of dollars for coronavirus relief. The 24-year-old singer teamed up with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker on Friday to put on a Nirvana tribute concert.
The BBC’s Big Night In telethon raised a combined total of over $67 million (£54.2 million) on Thursday evening.
The cast of popular comedy Parks And Recreation will reunite for a one-off special to benefit the coronavirus relief effort.
Charlize Theron has pledged $1 million (£812,300) to coronavirus relief efforts, with half of the donation benefitting a new campaign against domestic violence.
The series ended in 2015
Charlize Theron has pledged $1 million (£812,300) to coronavirus relief efforts, with half of the donation benefitting a new campaign against domestic violence.