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Minnesceremoni för Matthew Perry i New York den 30 oktober. (Charles Sykes / AP)

Perrys familj: Viktigt för oss att hedra Matthews minne

Skådespelaren Matthew Perrys familj känner stolthet över sin nya stiftelse, vars mål är att hjälpa andra som lider av missbruk. Det säger Perrys familj i ett uttalande till People Magazine inför ”Giving Tuesday”, tisdagen efter thanksgiving som förknippas med donationer till välgörande ändamål.

”Det är viktigt för oss, som familj, att hedra Matthews minne”, säger familjen.

Tidigare i november skapade familjen Matthew Perry Foundation. När ”Vänner”-skådisen levde sa han att han i första hand ville bli ihågkommen som en person som hjälpte andra, i andra hand som ”Chandler Bing” i kultserien.

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Giving Tuesday
Wikipedia (en)
GivingTuesday, often stylized as #GivingTuesday for the purposes of hashtag activism, is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States. It is touted as a "global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world". The organization of the same name is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports the global movement.GivingTuesday was initiated in 2012 by Henry Timms at the 92nd Street Y in New York. The co-founding organization was the United Nations Foundation, with support from BLK SHP (Black Sheep).The date range is November 27 to December 3, and is always five days after the Thanksgiving holiday. A similar concept was also floated in 2011 at the non-profit Mary-Arrchie Theater Company in Chicago, by then-producing director Carlo Lorenzo Garcia, who urged shoppers via The Huffington Post to consider donating to charity after they had finished their Cyber Monday shopping. He suggested the name Cyber Giving Monday.For its first eight years, GivingTuesday was housed in the 92nd Street Y's Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact. In June 2019, GivingTuesday split off from 92Y to become an independent organization, with Asha Curran serving as CEO.GivingTuesday has received support from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, Emerson Collective, Fidelity Charitable, the Ford Foundation, the Ford Motor Company, PayPal, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
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