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Matt Damon Joins Kristen Bell In Heartwarming Effort To Help Families Pay Medical Bills

January 9, 2025

A powerful movement is taking social media by storm, as actress Kristen Bell and social media influencer Tommy Marcus team up to tackle the financial burdens caused by medical bills.

Their campaign, fueled by compassion and the power of community, has already begun changing lives.

Kristen Bell

The initiative started when Marcus proposed an idea to Bell: promote one health-related GoFundMe page each day for over a week.

"I had this idea to harness this public energy around the broken healthcare system by sharing one health-related GoFundMe every day for a week+ and changing the life of one family per day," Marcus shared in an Instagram message to Bell.

Eager to make an impact, Bell immediately agreed.

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Together, they began raising funds for families struggling to afford cancer treatments and other life-saving medical procedures.

But Bell wanted to do even more.

“How can I give $100,000 to people who need it for medical bills? I want to make sure we do it in the best way. How do we do it?” she asked Marcus. His response was simple yet effective: crowd-fund half the amount and match the rest with her own donation.

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The campaign gained traction quickly, inspiring other celebrities to join the cause.

Matt Damon and his wife, Luciana, reached out to Bell, pledging to match donations up to $100,000.

Popular YouTuber Mark Rober also joined the effort, committing to a matching donation of $100,000.

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Bell and Marcus have demonstrated how social media can be a powerful tool for good, rallying thousands of people to contribute to a cause that directly impacts lives. Thanks to their efforts, families burdened by overwhelming medical expenses are finally finding relief.

For updates on the campaign and to see how lives are being transformed, follow Kristen Bell or Tommy Marcus on social media.