Jennifer Lopez To Donate $1 Million To Hurricane Relief In Puerto Rico

Hayley Miller

Jennifer Lopez said Sunday that she will donate $1 million to hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico after the island was devastated by Hurricane Maria last week.

The singer plans to donate a portion of the sales from her Las Vegas residency, she announced during a joint press conference with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D).

“Puerto Ricans are American citizens,” Lopez said. “And today, Puerto Ricans need our help. ... I will be donating $1 million from the proceeds of my Las Vegas show to the designated beneficiaries, charities and NGO organizations.”

Puerto Rico is reeling after Maria clobbered the U.S. territory as a Category 5 hurricane, leaving the island’s 3.4 million residents without power and forcing some 15,000 people to seek refuge in shelters.

Lopez, whose parents are Puerto Rican, said she still hadn’t been able to make contact with some family members living on the island.

“We are concerned for them and for everyone on the island,” she said. “Given the loss and devastation, we need to pay attention and to urgently support Puerto Rico and the Caribbean with donations and contributions.”

Please help us spread the word to help our fellow sisters and brothers in need #UnitedForPuertoRico #UnidosPorPuertoRico🇵🇷

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“I will always be a New Yorker and I am a proud Puerto Rican,” Lopez added. “It is now time for all Americans to be front and center in helping to bring awareness and solutions to the task of rebuilding Puerto Rico.”

You can find more information on how to help people in Puerto Rico here.

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A woman reacts while looking at the damage to her house after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria in Guayama, Puerto Rico. 
A woman reacts while looking at the damage to her house after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria in Guayama, Puerto Rico. 
Toys are seen in a damaged house  in Guayama. 
Toys are seen in a damaged house  in Guayama. 
Lightposts lay on the ground after being damaged in San Juan. 
Lightposts lay on the ground after being damaged in San Juan. 
Fishing boats with severe damage at Club Nautico in the San Juan Bay. 
Fishing boats with severe damage at Club Nautico in the San Juan Bay. 
A damaged supermarket in Guayama. 
A damaged supermarket in Guayama. 
 A mattress, that fell from the third floor lays at ground level surrounded with debris from neighboring apartments at Ciudadela complex in Santurce. 
 A mattress, that fell from the third floor lays at ground level surrounded with debris from neighboring apartments at Ciudadela complex in Santurce. 
A man runs on the street next to debris and damaged in Guayama. 
A man runs on the street next to debris and damaged in Guayama. 
A woman reacts while she looks at the damages in the house of her mother in Guayama.
A woman reacts while she looks at the damages in the house of her mother in Guayama.
A damaged banana plantation in Guayama. 
A damaged banana plantation in Guayama. 
A car is viewed stuck in a flooded street in Santurce, in San Juan. 
A car is viewed stuck in a flooded street in Santurce, in San Juan. 
A gas station is damaged in San Juan. 
A gas station is damaged in San Juan. 
Trees block the streets at Escambron Beach in San Juan. 
Trees block the streets at Escambron Beach in San Juan. 
An uprooted tree in San Juan. 
An uprooted tree in San Juan. 
Residents of San Juan, Puerto Rico, deal with damage to their homes on Sept. 20, 2017, as Hurricane Maria batters the island.
Residents of San Juan, Puerto Rico, deal with damage to their homes on Sept. 20, 2017, as Hurricane Maria batters the island.
Damage is seen in Guayama, Puerto Rico. 
Damage is seen in Guayama, Puerto Rico. 
Maria slammed into Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, 2017, cutting power on most of the U.S. territory as residents hunkered down in the face of the island's worst storm in living memory.
Maria slammed into Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, 2017, cutting power on most of the U.S. territory as residents hunkered down in the face of the island's worst storm in living memory.
Rescue workers help people after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria.
Rescue workers help people after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria.

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