WATCH: First Lady Tammy Murphy launches new relief fund, with some famous residents

First Lady Tammy Murphy has launched a new relief fund, using some famous New Jersey residents, to identify need and fight the impact of coronavirus in New Jersey.

News 12 Staff

Mar 24, 2020, 12:03 PM

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First Lady Tammy Murphy has launched a new relief fund, using some famous New Jersey residents, to identify need and fight the impact of coronavirus in New Jersey.
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The new nonprofit organization is called the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund, or NJPRF. The organization will provide resources to respond to the coronavirus outbreak across the state.
 
The list of famous residents with the first lady include:
Jon Bon Jovi, Stephen Colbert, Danny DeVito, Whoopi Goldberg, Carli Lloyd, Charlie Puth, Bruce Springsteen, and Jon Stewart.
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One hundred percent of the donations received online by NJPRF will be used to fight the medical, social, and economic impact of COVID-19 on New Jersey's most vulnerable, supporting organizations.
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