Former NBA star Jeremy Lin has donated a little over $292,000 or around Php 15 million towards aiding the global fight against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
He shared the news in two Instagram posts over the past few days. Lin first talked about the donation he made with his basketball foundation in China. They donated RMB 1 million (which is nearly $143,000) to get medical equipment to Wuhan.
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“Over the past few weeks, I’ve been monitoring coronavirus and the darkness it’s casted over the world. News headlines of racism, xenophobia, attacks on Asians and decaying trust towards people,” he captioned. “Talk less out of hate, more out of empathy […] Dont criticize unless youre willing to be a part of the solution.”
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Lin’s second donation of $150,000 was made to UNICEF USA to help fight COVID-19 globally while partnering with governments.
“This donation is a drop in the bucket compared to the billions affected by the closing of schools, missed paychecks, etc,” he wrote.
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