Dwayne Johnson Makes 7-Figure Donation to Relief Fund for SAG-AFTRA Strikers
usmagazine.comDwayne Johnson offered his support for the SAG-AFTRA strike with a massive donation for union members who are currently out of work.The action star, 51, contributed a seven-figure amount to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s relief fund, which can deliver grants of up to $1,500 per member.
In other cases where a union member is in serious jeopardy, a lifetime member could receive up to $6,000 in emergency assistance.The exact amount of Johnson’s donation is confidential, but SAG-AFTRA Foundation president Courtney B.
Vance said Johnson’s team reached out after the foundation sent a letter to the union’s highest-earning members outlining the financial problems other members will face during the strike.“It was a love fest,” Vance, 63, told Variety on Monday, July 24, recalling his phone call with Johnson about the donation. “It’s like, ‘Man, you’re stepping up in a way that is allowing others to know the dire necessity of it.’ This is him saying, ‘In such a time as this, I’m here and I’m not going anywhere, whatever you need me to do.’ And that sends a huge message to other folks to do the same thing.”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesThe foundation’s executive director, Cyd Wilson, told the outlet that Johnson’s donation is the “largest single donation” the organization has ever received from one person at one time. (The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a nonprofit that’s affiliated with SAG-AFTRA but is independent from the union.)“And what is amazing is that that one check is going to help thousands of actors keep food on their table, and keep their kids safe, and keep their cars running,” Wilson told Variety. “And it’s not lost on me that [Dwayne’s] very humble about this, but it is a way to get us started.”The
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