{"id":153848,"date":"2020-04-09T08:40:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T07:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=153848"},"modified":"2020-04-09T08:40:13","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T07:40:13","slug":"matthew-mcconaughey-hosts-virtual-bingo-night-for-the-elderly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=153848","title":{"rendered":"Matthew McConaughey hosts virtual bingo night for the elderly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\">\n<p>One of Hollywood\u2019s most handsome men is using his hiatus from the big screen to spread smiles during the coronavirus pandemic. Matthew McConaughey became a bingo caller for the night via Zoom for isolating residents at \u2018The Enclave,\u2019 an assisted living community in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a wish come true,\u201d said a member of staff at the facility. \u201cThe residents absolutely loved seeing Matthew and his family and enjoyed hearing him talk about what he\u2019s doing to get through this crisis. It gave them hope and was the boost that they needed to get through this lonely, challenging time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After playing bingo with the senior citizens, the actor stuck around to answer questions from the elderly, along with his wife, mother and children. To his delight, the residents had written down McConaughey\u2019s most famous quotes on green pieces of paper. This was in reference to a <a href=\"http:\/\/&lt;iframe%20width=%22560%22%20height=%22315%22%20src=%22https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z6-odi5FtW0%22%20frameborder=%220%22%20allow=%22accelerometer;%20autoplay;%20encrypted-media;%20gyroscope;%20picture-in-picture%22%20allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a> the actor had shot last month to spread some hope, sharing that red lights will eventually turn green.<\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Matthew McConaughey current projects include lending his voice to <i>Sing, <\/i>a musical animation where he plays the character of a koala named <i>Buster Moon. <\/i>He is also a professor in the media department at The University of Texas in Austin.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"vplayer\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowautoplay=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OVrdmsgNLaE\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 5 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9258826580\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/culture\/9797\/matthew-mcconaughey-hosts-virtual-bingo-night-for-the-elderly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2884989920\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] One of Hollywood\u2019s most handsome men is using his hiatus from the big screen to spread smiles during the coronavirus pandemic. 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