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            <p><a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/876973/jamie-foxx-reese-witherspoon-and-more-stars-set-to-participate-in-hurricane-harvey-relief-telethon">Jamie Foxx</a> took to Instagram to announce a special telethon event that would be held to raise funds for those affected by Hurricane Harvey.</p>
<p>&#8220;Just wanted to let everyone in Texas know, we got you. From a fellow Texan, my heart goes out. My prayers go out,&#8221; the star <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BYZeTcADtDO/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">shared</a>. &#8220;September 12 we have a telethon that we&#8217;re doing. We&#8217;ll give you more details, so we can raise as much money as we can for everybody down there.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Reese Witherspoon, Blake Shelton and Michael Strahan have all reportedly signed on to be part of the telethon, which is expected to air during primetime on September 12.</p>
<p>Harvey, which was downgraded to a tropical storm just before it hit Houston, has caused devastating damage in Texas and Louisiana since making landfall. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced after Harvey dumped a historic amount of rainfall in its wake.</p>
<p>If you want to donate to the Red Cross&#8217; Hurricane Harvey relief fund, you can <a href="https://www.redcross.org/donate/hurricane-harvey" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">click here</a>. You can also donate to the <a href="http://www.homelesshouston.org/take-action/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Coalition for the Homeless</a>, <a href="https://secure3.convio.net/hfb/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app317b?df_id=9314&amp;9314.donation=form1&amp;mfc_pref=T&amp;s_src=HB&amp;s_subsrc=harvey&amp;src=lb&amp;NONCE_TOKEN=B7F71E86D80D9413B29D0351BB2944ED" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Houston Food Bank</a>, <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/hspca/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app253b?df_id=3305&amp;3305.donation=form1&amp;_ga=2.225714906.1341016260.1503868269-1901492599.1503868269&amp;NONCE_TOKEN=0BA8576921CFB298B34618C6B8675BA7" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Houston SPCA</a>, <a href="https://give.salvationarmyusa.org/site/Donation2?df_id=27651&amp;mfc_pref=T&amp;27651.donation=form1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Salvation Army</a> and <a href="https://secure.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.9534757/k.CB79/Hurricane_Harvey_Relief_Fund/apps/ka/sd/donor.asp" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Save the Children</a>, all of whom are working to provide aid and relief to the victims of Harvey&#8217;s devastation.</p>
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