Taylor Swift has made a large donation to these affected by latest devastating hurricanes within the Southeast.
As Hurricane Milton barreled towards Florida’s Gulf Coast, the “Cruel Summer” singer, based on Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, made a “generous $5 million donation” for reduction efforts.
“We’re incredibly grateful to Taylor Swift,” she wrote Wednesday on Instagram, including: “This contribution will help communities rebuild and recover, providing essential food, clean water, and supplies to people affected by these devastating storms.”
Babineaux-Fontenot continued, “Together, we can make a real impact in supporting families as they navigate the challenges ahead. Thank you, Taylor, for standing with us in the movement to end hunger and for helping communities in need.”
The area was nonetheless reeling from Hurricane Helene’s devastation, which had induced disastrous flooding and killed greater than 227 individuals throughout six states when it arrived in Florida two weeks previous to Milton making landfall Wednesday.
Milton has already left greater than 3 million with out energy. The Class 3 storm has since reportedly left Florida and is continuous east into the Atlantic.
Swift has donated to such efforts earlier than: She made “a sizable donation” to Hurricane Harvey victims in 2017 and $1 million to Nashville twister victims in 2020.
“This is why her fans stand with her through everything. She puts kindness and generosity into everything she does,” one fan commented Wednesday on Instagram, with one other including: “thank you from the bottom of my heart on behalf of our neighbors in 24 counties.”
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Nevertheless, Swift isn’t the one musical icon contributing to catastrophe restoration efforts.
Dolly Parton reportedly introduced Friday that she and her companies — Dollywood Parks & Resorts, The Dollywood Basis, Dolly Parton’s Stampede and Pirates Voyage — are becoming a member of arms with Walmart to supply flood reduction throughout the Appalachians.
