The holidays are a time for giving but often times we tend to forget that. It’s also forgotten how often rappers, athletes and other celebrities give back to those in need. To refresh your memory, here are 10 times your favorite celebrities lent a helping hand.
Not long after giving birth to twins, Beyonce, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, rushed down to her hometown of Houston, TX to help serve hot meals to those displaced.
In 2015, Chris Brown teamed up with 50 Cent to help distribute over 2,000 turkeys to residents in Queens, NY.
In 2015, 2 Chainz helped a family in need by paying their rent for an entire year. The next year he assisted a family of 11 by donating a house and purchasing a wheelchair accessible van for them.
In the summer of 2017, Kendrick Lamar met one of his biggest fans and surprised her with a brand new, modified wheelchair accessible van.
Rihanna is big on education so earlier this year, she took a trip to Malawi and donated bicycles to help young girls get to school. She also spent a lot of time with them, encouraging them to continue their education.
Kevin Hart donated to Hurricane Harvey relief and challenged his celebrity friends to do the same.
Last year, Serena Williams gave back to her old Compton neighborhood by donating to public schools in the area.
Some people may have forgotten that parts of Flint, Michigan are still without clean water, but Bruno Mars didn’t. The singer reportedly donated $1 million to their clean water efforts.
Thanks @chancetherapper for giving back to the Chicago community, which gave us so much. You are an example of the power of arts education.
Chance the Rapper donated $2.2 million to Chicago Public Schools for their arts departments. Previously he donated hundreds of backpacks to local school children. He does so much for his hometown that even Michelle Obama had to give him props!
Puff Daddy, Diddy or Sean Combs, it doesn’t matter what you call him, you can’t call him selfish. On November 16, the media mogul donated $100,000 to The Breakfast Club’s Change 4 Change telethon benefiting The Gathering For Justice.
