For Oprah Winfrey, the lethal wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui struck near to house.
So the media magnate, who owns numerous residential or commercial properties on the island, hurried to offer at evacuation shelters established to assist displaced homeowners.
Oprah assisted disperse materials at the War Memorial Stadium in the island’s town of WailukuAug 10. When asked how it felt to be there, she informed the BBC, “It’s a little overwhelming, you know, but I’m really so pleased to have so many people, you know, supporting and you know, people are just bringing what they can and doing what they can.”
In addition to assisting gather contributions, she headed out to discover important products displaced homeowners presently require.
“I came earlier just to see what people needed and then went shopping,” Oprah continued. “Because often, you know, you make donations of clothes or whatever, and it’s not really what people need. So I actually went to Walmart and Costco and got pillows, shampoo, diapers, sheets, pillowcases.”
