Avengers: Endgame star Chris Evans proved once again that he is not just a hero on the big screen, but in real life as well.
The actor, known best for his role as Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, took to Twitter on Monday to promote the auctioning of a screen-used Captain America shield for charity. Executive Producer of Marvel Studios Victoria Alonso donated the shield to Girl Powerful, a youth empowerment program designed to give female youth the tools to build a strong sense of self. The shield will come with a certificate of authenticity signed by Marvel Senior Prop Master, Russell Bobbitt.
Over the next three days, Marvel fans across the United States can enter to win one of Captain America’s iconic shields as used in Endgame. Any U.S. resident over the age of 13 can enter on Spotfund.com through donations.
Each donation amount provides a certain number of entries that will be entered into the drawing. The donations start at $10 for 100 entries and cap off at $1000 for 50,000 entries. People can also earn 100 entries for every friend that donates from a personalized share link. Entries to winner the legendary shield will continue through midnight Feb. 20. The lucky winner will be announced on Spotfund.com on Feb. 24.
The classic vibranium alloy weapon has been a part of Captain America’s look on and off for decades and made its most recent reappearance in Endgame.
Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, Avengers: Endgame stars Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Evans as Captain America, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Brie Larson as Captain Marvel, Paul Rudd as Ant-Man, Don Cheadle as War Machine, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Danai Gurira as Okoye and Bradley Cooper as Rocket, with Gwyneth Paltrow Pepper Potts, Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan, Benedict Wong as Wong, Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie and Josh Brolin as Thanos. The film is now available on Digital HD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD.