ATHLETES AND CELEBRITIES LEND A HAND

In times of trouble, the true spirit of a person or company come out. Let's take a look at those around the U.S. who are contributing toward the COVID-19 causes (Source CNBC).

• Kevin Love, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar, donates $100,000 to help the staff of Cavs arena.

• Blake Griffin, Detroit Pistons superstar, donates $100,000 to help the staff of Pistons arena.

• Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks superstar, donates $100,000 to help the staff of Bucks arena.

• Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, is reimbursing any Maverick employee who purchases breakfast or lunch in the local area.

• The owners, players and coaches of the Golden State Warriors donate $1 million dollars to help the staff of their the Warriors.

• The Eat. Learn. Player, foundation of Steph and Ayesha Curry, are donating to the Alameda County Community Food Bank to ensure all Oakland school children receive 2+ meals a day.

• Jimmy Fallon, the Tonight Show host, and family donated to Feeding America, a foundation that helps feed kids in need, especially with schools shut down.

• Celebrities Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively donated $1 million dollars to Feeding America and Food Banks Canada, who assist adults and low-income families to daily meals.

• JJ Watt, Houston Texans superstar, and wife Kealia Watt donated $350,000 to the Houston Food Bank, which will provide lunches to over 1 million people in need.

• Software company Workday paid lower-level employees two weeks cash bonus equivalent to their base salary.

• Facebook gave their employees $1,000 in bonuses.

• Uber is waiving all fees for small businesses and provided 300,000+ meals to health care employees and first responders.

Looking for more heart-warming stories? Here's an extensive list of links to make your day:

• FN

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• GeekFlare

• Zdnet

• Forbes

• The Hive