Ryan, Blake donate $1M

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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds

Vancouver's favourite celebrity son Ryan Reynolds and wife Blake Lively have donated another $1 million to food banks across North America to aid COVID-19-related projects.

The couple made a $500,000 donation last year, and now the two have dug even deeper to help officials at Feeding America and Food Banks Canada.

"We are honoured and privileged to be able to continue our support of Feeding America and Food Banks Canada," the stars said in a statement.

"We know the struggles of so many of our neighbors faced last year are not over and we are grateful for the opportunity to help facilitate the important work of food banks across the US and Canada to be able to provide nourishing meals to the people in need."

The generous pair also donated $250,000 to Covenant House Vancouver and another $250,000 to Covenant House Toronto to support "homeless, at-risk, and trafficked youth."

Blake and Ryan also donated $200,000 to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to help fight racial injustice following the death of George Floyd last summer.