US popstar Lizzo packs food hampers for bushfire victims in Melbourne
She was supposed to be worrying about playing a full house in Melbourne, but instead US singer Lizzo popped into Foodbank yesterday to help pack hampers for bushfire victims.
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She may be wowing crowds across Australia but US singer Lizzo interrupted her busy schedule this week to raise awarness and funds for Australia’s bushfire crisis.
The pop start dropped into Melbourne’s Foodbank on Wednesday to pack hampers for bushfire victims.
The Detroit-born singer played a sold out show at the Forum and will be playing the Melbourne Showgrounds as a part of the FOMO Festival on Sunday.
But before her show, she reached out to the operators of Victoria’s designated food emergency organisation so she could meet the people involved in helping victims.
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Lizzo spent time with volunteers at 2pm.
Foodbank Victoria chief Dave McNamara said the visit lifted the spirits of many tired volunteers.
“To have Lizzo come in — you just felt the lift in adrenaline and emotion. She was amazing.”
“She spared her time with so many people and packed hampers.
“There were tears from a lot of people.
“She said she had always wanted to come to Australia and the scale of this has just touched her.”
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Speaking at the Royal Botanical Gardens on Wednesday night, the US pop star opened up about her fight against climate change.
“When I came here, I wanted to do everything I could to help bring awareness to the world of these bushfires and the tragedy that’s happening, because this isn’t just an Australian crisis, it is a global crisis, and most people don’t understand that,” Lizzo said.
“I won’t shut up about it until we all realise (the planet) is our home that we all inhabit - these animals and wildlife are as important as we are and deserve to live as much as we do.
“This concert is the least I can do to put a smile on your faces during this tragedy, to take your mind off tragedy, to feel ‘Good as hell’.
“We must do our part to help save the planet and world”
Since Friday last week about 3200 vehicles — including cars, horse floats and tip trucks — have dropped food donations at Foodbank.