Sandra Bullock is one the most well-respected actresses in Hollywood. She makes great movies, she’s down to earth, she wants to keep her kids out of the spotlight to respect their privacy, and she didn’t let a cheating ex-husband keep her down.
Sandra Bullock and her ex-husband, Jesse James.
US Weekly
But ignoring her Hollywood achievements, Sandra Bullock still earns the title of “America’s Sweetheart” because of all the incredible charity work she’s been quietly doing for the past 16 years.
2001
Cambio
At the height of her Miss Congeniality fame, Bullock donated $1 million to the red cross after the September 11th attacks in New York.
2004
NY Daily News
In 2004, a devastating tsunami hit Indonesia. Over 230,000 people were killed with thousands others injured and displaced. Bullock donated another $1 million to the Red Cross.
2005
NY Daily News
One year after the tsunami in Indonesia, Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana. 1,833 people lost their lives, and Bullock donated another $1 million to the Red Cross.
2010
Like Success
In 2010, an earthquake hit Haiti. Bullock donated $1 million to Doctors Without Borders
2011
Celeb Buzz
Now with a 1-year-old son at home, and one year after her extremely public divorce from Jesse James, Bullock donated another $1 million to the Red Cross to help with earthquake and tsunami relief in Japan.
2017
Muzul
After hearing about the destruction in Houston following Hurricane Harvey, Bullock donated yet another $1 million to the Red Cross relief efforts.
“I’m just grateful I can do it,” Bullock said in a statement. “We have to take care of one another.”
And it’s not just money Bullock donates either.