Oprah Winfrey is lending a hand to residents impacted by the devastating wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, offering personal support and donations at a local shelter.
In photos and clips shared to social media, Oprah can be seen visiting with people sheltering at the War Memorial Gymnasium in Maui and handing out supplies, including pillows, cots and toiletries.
ET has learned that the media mogul — who owns a home on the island — went to the shelter to ask firsthand what items were most needed.
She then left to purchase those products and returned to distribute them in person. Oprah is said to be planning to offer more support to those impacted by the devastation as it becomes clear which funds will be most helpful in both the short-term and long-term rebuilding. «It's a little overwhelming,» Oprah told in a somber interview from inside the shelter. «But I'm really so pleased to have so many people supporting and people are just bringing what they can and doing what they can.»She continued, «Often you make donations of clothes or whatever and it's not really what people need.
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