Taylor Swift donates $5 million to provide additional food and resources to help people in the areas of hurricane Helene and Milton, Florida, USA.
According to People , Taylor Swift donated through the charity Feeding America – a network of more than 200 food banks, aiming to provide meals and necessary resources to localities in need. On October 9, Ms. Claire Babineaux-Fontenot – the facility’s executive director – posted an Instagram message of gratitude to the singer.
She said the $5 million (about VND125 billion) contribution will be used to help communities rebuild and recover, and provide essential food, clean water, and necessities to people affected by the storms.
In closing, Ms. Babineaux-Fontenot thanked Taylor Swift for “standing side by side with the organization in the movement to end hunger and support communities in need.” The representative of the unit encouraged everyone to “join the singer in donating, if possible.”
Taylor Swift received many compliments from the public, considered the pride of fans. Photo: Beth Garrabrant
Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida on October 10 as a Category 3 storm, bringing heavy rain, tornadoes and storm surges. The National Hurricane Center said the storm posed “life-threatening” hazards to coastal areas stretching from central to southern Florida, focusing on Tampa Bay. They expected it to be the costliest natural disaster in the state’s history.
According to CNN , Hurricane Helene hit Florida two weeks ago as a Category 4, leaving a ” death trail ” of more than 800 km across six states, causing floods that killed more than 230 people. Helene is the second deadliest inland hurricane in US history in the past 50 years, behind Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
In addition to Taylor Swift, country singer Dolly Parton has been actively donating to disaster areas. CNN reported on October 8 that her group of companies, including Dollywood Parks & Resorts, The Dollywood Foundation, Dolly Parton’s Stampede and Pirates Voyage, will partner with Walmart to help people affected by storms and floods in the Appalachian region. She also pledged $1 million of her own money to the Mountain Ways Foundation, an emergency relief organization for victims of Hurricane Helene.
Taylor Swift , 35, is an American singer and songwriter who rose to fame with her country music in 2006. After 11 albums, Swift has won 14 Grammy Awards, 29 Billboard Awards, and 30 VMAs. In 2023, she was chosen by Time as ” Person of the Year “. She is dating football player Travis Kelce, 35. Forbes announced on October 7 that Taylor Swift is the richest female singer in the world with a fortune of 1.6 billion USD.
This isn’t the first time the artist has donated money to disaster relief. In December 2023, the Fortnight singer donated $1 million to the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee’s Emergency Response Fund after the area was hit by multiple tornadoes. At the time, authorities reported six deaths, including two children. In June, the singer donated more than 10,000 meals to food banks in the UK during her Eras Tour in the country.
