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Jennifer Lawrence to give $2M to Kosair Children's Hospital

By Courier-Journal  
   February 15, 2016

After visiting sick youngsters at Kosair Children’s Hospital on recent holiday trips home, Louisville native and Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence felt moved to help the place that cares for kids. On Friday afternoon with her two brothers and parents, Greg and Karen Lawrence, present, Lawrence announced by video that she's giving $2 million to establish the Jennifer Lawrence Foundation Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. "My family and I have met so many wonderful children on our visits to the hospital. Their strength and courage is inspiring," Lawrence said, while issuing a challenge for others to match her gift with another $2 million.

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