TV Academy Announces Induction of Six Legends Into Hall Of Fame; Sean Penn To Receive Bob Hope Humanitarian Award
deadline.comThe Television Academy will honor Sean Penn with the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award and induct six new legends into its Hall of Fame in November.
After the 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Penn founded the Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) and has since expanded its mission to bring community-focused aid and recovery to underserved populations across the globe, while maintaining operations in Haiti.
He also worked with the Los Angeles Fire Department at the onset of COVID-19 and staffed up to operate mass testing and vaccination sites at Dodger Stadium and other sites around the country as well as to activate a nimble, mobile response to reach the most underserved groups.
More recently, CORE has deployed a long-term humanitarian response in Ukraine and the surrounding region and has programs in coordination with local partners to support the urgent needs of communities suffering from natural disasters in Puerto Rico, Florida and Pakistan.
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