Mr. Beast, well known for his YouTube videos and philanthropic stunts, has donated over $1 million worth of essentials to food banks in the US who have been struck by the coronavirus pandemic.
Now, more than ever, food banks are having a difficult time getting the public to donate. These days people concerned for their well being are panic buying, stockpiling goods, or they can’t spend money because they currently don’t have a job.
On March 27th, Mr. Beast posted a video on his YouTube channel of him and his friends filling up six Smithfield trucks with palettes of food to donate to food banks in North Carolina. During the video, Mr. beast and his friends drive the vehicles to the Food Bank of the Albemarle, then unload the palettes of bacon, hot dogs, and other meats from the trucks into the food banks freezers.
Mr. Beast said:
Due to recent events, lots of people have started to hoard food, and when you hoard food, you donate less.
One of the workers from the Food Bank of the Albemarle mentioned that they’ve had a difficult time finding protein, and they are very grateful for Mr. Beasts’ donation.
Once Mr. Beast and his friends finished unloading all of the items from all six trucks, he spoke with the program manager of Smithfield and urged viewers to donate towards the Feeding America’s COVID-19 Response Fund.
As a bonus, Smithfield will provide one serving of protein to food banks in need, for every $1 donated. However, if Mr. Beast’s audience of more than 33 million can help raise $1 million for the cause, then Smithfield will double its donation by providing two servings for every $1.
