Taylor Swift Donates $1 Million To Victims Of Deadly Tennessee Tornadoes
By Amanda Harding - The Daily Wire
Pop superstar Taylor Swift donated $1 million to the Tennessee Emergency Response Fund at the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.
Relief organization CEO Hal Cato confirmed Swift’s financial contribution to the fund, per The Tennessean. Donations will provide victims with financial assistance, food, temporary housing, debris clean-up, and animal sheltering, plus other needs.
Destructive storms devastated the region over the weekend as several tornadoes swept through Tennessee and Kentucky. At least six people died due to the severe weather, including two children.
Besides the confirmed deaths, more than 50 people were injured and buildings were damaged due to the storms. There were also sustained power outages in the area. Local Nashville outlet WZTV reported that 13 tornadoes touched down in the region.
“This is devastating news and our hearts are broken for the families of those who lost loved ones,” Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts said in a statement on Facebook. “The City stands ready to help them in their time of grief.”
This isn’t the first time Swift provided aid to natural disaster victims in Tennessee. Even though the “Blank Space” singer hails from Pennsylvania, she has a property in Nashville and previously said that the state feels like her home. She donated money in March 2020 following deadly tornados in the region.
“Nashville is my home and the fact that so many people have lost their homes and so much more in Middle Tennessee is devastating to me,” Swift wrote in her Instagram Story at the time.
Swift also recently donated to a Michigan food bank, Gleaners, during an Eras Tour stop in Detroit.
“Taylor Swift’s support of food banks across the country comes at such a critical time for so many emergency food providers — when resources are down, and need is up,” Gleaners rep Kristin Sokul told the Detroit Free Press.
“The space in her heart will empower households across Southeast Michigan to live happier, healthier lives and elevate the important issue of food security so others who have the ability to help can be inspired by her example. The entire Gleaners team is so grateful for this incredible gift,” she said.
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