“The 36-year-old megastar donated an incredible $1 million to charity Feeding America which is a nonprofit network of 200 food banks leading the fight against hunger in the United States.”, — write: www.dailymail.co.uk
The 36-year-old megastar donated an incredible $1 million to charity Feeding America which is a nonprofit network of 200 food banks leading the fight against hunger in the United States.
The organization made the announcement with an Instagram post on Tuesday with a caption that read: ‘We’re grateful to @taylorswift for standing with families facing hunger.
‘Her generosity reminds us what’s possible when we come together to help ensure full tables this holiday season and beyond.’
The organization continued to heap praise on the Style hitmaker as Feeding America’s chief executive officer Claire Babineaux-Fontenot also released a statement which began: ‘We are incredibly grateful for Taylor Swift’s $1 million gift to Feeding America.’
It continued by praising the star for her charitable effort while also stressing the importance of taking care of others especially during the holiday season.
Claire Babineaux-Fontenot wrote: ‘This holiday season, her continued support is a powerful reminder of what’s possible when we unite to end hunger.
‘When we join together alongside people facing hunger, we can make sure families have a full table this holiday season and beyond.’
Feeding America is the nation’s largest food-relief organization as it also directs nearly all donations to hunger relief with 98 to 99 percent of funds going directly to programs like food banks, pantries, and meal services.
Taylor is no stranger to philanthropic efforts as she has made many sizable donations to charitable causes and even recently shocked her background dancers with massive bonuses in recently released footage seen in her Disney + docuseries The End Of An Era.
In the emotional scenes, her her crew broke down in tears and nearly passed out over the amount.
The superstar made history after grossing a record $2billion in ticket sales for her career-spanning, 21-month Eras Tour – which consisted of 149 shows in 21 countries.
As a reward to her team, Taylor is said to have handed out more than $197million in bonuses to everyone working on the tour.
The Lover singer is notably a benevolent boss, and the moment she gives the mammoth bonuses to the performers and crew, complete with personal notes, is shown in the aforementioned docuseries.
In a scene from The End Of An Era, dancer Kameron Saunders reads aloud a personal note from Taylor revealing the unknown individual bonus amount – which is bleeped out.
The crew are all seen covering their faces at hearing the amount, with many breaking down in tears.
One dancer reportedly almost passed out when opening his letter.
Then back in October, the A-lister made yet another in a long series of life-changing donations when she helped a young girl battling cancer.
The pop superstar made a $100,000 donation to a two-year-old girl named Lilah, who is battling a ‘very rare’ and ‘aggressive form of brain cancer,’ according to a GoFundMe page set up for her.
The Daily Mail reached out to Taylor’s representative for comment at the time but hasn’t heard back.
Although it’s not currently clear how Taylor came to learn of Lilah’s plight, an Instagram post from an account that boosts awareness about children battling severe illnesses revealed the little girl’s love for the songstress.
The post included a photo of colorful friendship bracelets that were being sold by another cancer patient to help raise money to pay for Lilah’s costly treatments.
‘Lilah said she wanted TS to be her best friend which is where her mama’s Lilah’s friend bracelet inspo came from,’ the Instagram post said. ‘Her initials are also LS so Lilah Strong was just perfect for her!’
According to the GoFundMe set up for Lilah by her aunt, her cancer was discovered after she suffered a seizure at home in February, while her mother was in labor in the hospital with her younger sibling.
Lilah ‘was rushed to the hospital where they did a scan and found a mass on her brain.’
An MRI revealed that she had a stage 4 tumor in her brain, but doctors were able to successfully remove the entire tumor, and Lilah appeared to be recovering well.
‘Later that day she was transferred to a children’s hospital for an MRI where they found out that the mass was a stage 4 tumor.’
But her family got more bad news later that week, when she was diagnosed with a ‘very rare’ and ‘aggressive form of brain cancer.’
The little girl will have to undergo a three-month chemotherapy regimen, as well as three months of stem cell treatments, and costs for Lilah’s family were sure to rack up, as the family would have to essentially live at the hospital for four-week stretches while she was being treated.
Swift’s $100,000 donation in October instantly topped the list of donations to Lilah.
The amount represented the full fundraising goal, and the campaign has since raised over $362,000 as of Tuesday.
Taylor also shared a brief message for Lilah under the Words of Support section of the campaign page.
‘Sending the biggest hug to my friend, Lilah! Love, Taylor,’ she wrote.