Tika Sumpter is helping parents impacted by the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles.
On Friday, Jan. 10, the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 actress, 44, revealed she is donating her “personal baby items” to families affected by the fires in the region as she spoke in a video posted on her Instagram Stories.
“I just want to say thank you for the outpouring of love for the mini-distribution thing that we started,” Sumpter said in the clip. “I know a lot of people were inquiring about donations that they want to give to us but we’re not accepting any donations.”
“This is stuff from our own personal baby items that we’ve had that I’ve kept for far too long, thinking one day I would need them again,” Sumpter, who shares her 8-year-old daughter Ella-Loren with husband Nicholas James, shared. “But it’s some really good stuff and I just want to give it away to people who actually need it right now.”
“So yeah again we’re not accepting any donations right now. We won’t be accepting any. We’re just giving away our stuff,” she concluded.
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Earlier that day, Sumpter had revealed in a post on her feed that she started a mini-distribution for families in need of “gently used” baby items including car seats, strollers, bottles, and toys.
“We hope we can be of service to those who lost everything and need a bit of hope and care. ❤️❤️❤️,” she wrote in the caption.
Her message was accompanied by a photo showing a room filled with boxes containing baby clothes and other items ready to be given away.
Sumpter had previously shared her experience with the wildfires via Instagram on Thursday, Jan. 9. “I’m sitting here right now looking at the L.A. sky,” she wrote. “Landed last night in a very turbulent airplane where I held tight to my child, closed my eyes and prayed hard.”
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Speaking about the prospect of losing her home in the fires, Sumpter added “there’s nothing of value to me that is worth my life, or my daughter’s or husband’s life.”
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The wildfires started in L.A. on Jan. 7 and have swept across the region, claiming the homes of many residents and live at least 11 recorded deaths so far, according to the County of L.A. Department of Medical Examiner.
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