Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Donate $ 500,000 In Relief Joplin Tornado

The Jolie-Pitt Foundation announced a donation of $ 500,000 Friday to help reconstruction efforts in Joplin, Missouri, after a tornado brought death and destruction in the area last month.

"With the devastating loss of 30 percent of the city, the community of Joplin big challenges ahead," said Brad Pitt. "Having spent much of my childhood, I know they are working, humble and above all, resilience."

Angelina Jolie added: "Our thoughts are with the families who have lost both Joplin."

Kansas City Star reports that the couple's donation will benefit from Joplin Recovery Fund.

The tornado struck directly Joplin May destroyed miles of the city, including a hospital, within minutes. The death toll surpassed the 150 In the process, victims would now be fighting a deadly fungus caused by Twister.

Pitt, Run deep ties in Missouri. Born in Okalahoma, Pitt brought his sister and brother in Springfield, Mo., Kickapoo High School to participate and the University of Missouri. Week Pitt dropped out of college before graduating to start acting career in Los Angeles, where he took odd jobs and acting classes until the coup reputation. The actor knows thing or two about rebuilding after a natural disaster, since he became actively involved in the design of housing hurricane-devastated New Orleans in recent years.

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