Drew makes donation to fight hunger

Actress Drew Barrymore has said she is donating a million dollars (£500,000) to help fight hunger worldwide. The 33-year-old star is giving the money to the World Food Programme, a UN body that delivers millions of tons of food aid to more than 70 million people in about 80 countries, she said on The Oprah Winfrey Show. "I'm able to make this incredible donation - this has changed my life," said Barrymore, who serves as a WFP ambassador against hunger. "But I encourage everyone to give." Later, she said that the million dollars was "by far" the largest donation she has ever made. "But nothing has ever felt so good," she said. Barrymore, whose screen credits include the Charlie's Angels movies and ET: The Extra-Terrestrial, later visited the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade, saying she discussed the impact of rising food prices on the poor.

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