Lauren Sanchez Little Market Celebrates Mother’s Day 2022 at Issima at La Peer Hotel.Photo:Stefanie Keenan/Getty
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Lauren Sánchezis thankful for the opportunity to give back to others.
On Wednesday, the Emmy Award-winning journalist shared photos of special moments during a recent trip to Mexico. Sánchez partnered with This Is About Humanity, a company that raises awareness for separated and reunified families from vulnerable communities on both sides of the border.
“Crossing borders to lend a hand and spread some love with @thisisabouthumanity,” Sánchez captioned anInstagram carouselof images documenting her travels. The first photo showed her son Nikko Gonzalez preparing a large bowl of veggies with a chef. The formerExtraspecial correspondent then went on to explain what the moments meant to her.
“It was an incredibly moving experience to spend time with these amazing kids living in shelters. Their resilience and spirit touched my heart deeply,” the New Mexico native continued in her post. Another image showed Gonzalez, 22, kneeling to pass a sweet treat to a smiling little girl.
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Sánchez is currently engaged to Amazon executive chairmanJeff Bezos. In 2021,Forbesannounced he was the richest man on earth with a nearly $202 billion net worth. The following year, both Bezos and Sanchez took a trip to Colombia’s Chiribiquete National Park and donated an impressive $10 billionto help combat deforestation.
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“Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet,” Bezos explained when he launched the fund in February 2020. “I want to work alongside others both to amplify known ways and to explore new ways of fighting the devastating impact of climate change on this planet we all share.”
“This global initiative will fund scientists, activists, NGOs — any effort that offers a real possibility to help preserve and protect the natural world,” he continued. “We can save Earth. It’s going to take collective action from big companies, small companies, nation-states, global organizations and individuals.”
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez.Emma McIntyre/Getty
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Bezos and Sánchez have been romantically linked since at least 2018 when the pair were photographed ona helicopter ridein Santa Monica, California that October. In January 2019, PEOPLE confirmed that the couple struck up a working relationship while collaborating on several projects together and “gradually” fell for each other.
“We love to be together and we love to work together,” the television personality said of her partner in a January interview with theWall Street Journal. “We fly together. We work out together. We’re together all the time.”
The investor showed his appreciation for their bond in late May when he proposed to Sánchez in the South of France. They’d been on vacation together and attended the Cannes Film Festival to see the premiere ofKillers of the Flower Moon.
source: people.com
