Brad Pitt and his leading lady Angelina Jolie have come to the aid of folks in The Tree of Life star's native state of Missour.
They donated $500,000 Friday to the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. Their contribution supports mid-term and long-term rebuilding efforts in the Joplin, Mo. area, which was recently destroyed by a series of tornados.
"With the devastating loss of 30 percent of the city, the Joplin community faces great challenges ahead. Having spent much of my childhood there, I know these people to be hardworking, humble and especially resilient," Brad Pitt said in a story posted on the foundation's website.
The locally based Community Foundation of the Ozarks will be working shoulder to shoulder with these Joplin residents for the long haul as they rebuild their lives," he added. "We, too, hope to further help with these rebuilding efforts.
Jolie added, "Last year 42 million people worldwide were displaced by natural disasters. So often these disasters seem far away, but now the need is for thousands of people displaced right here at home. Our hearts go out to the families in Joplin who have lost so much."
The tornado ripped through Joplin on May 22, destroying more than 8,000 homes. Today, the death toll is 151, making it the seventh deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
Said Jolie, "Our hearts go out to the families in Joplin who have lost so much."
They are doing well. This an example of patriotism.
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