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Taylor Swift Praised After Quietly Donating A Staggering Sum To Feed Hurricane Victims

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The pop star is giving back with a $5 million donation to Feeding America to help aid the victims of Hurricanes Helene and Milton—and fans are praising her generosity.

Joanna Edwards
By Joanna EdwardsOct 11, 2024
Joanna Edwards
Joanna Edwards wears many hats: student, data-wrangler and LGBTQ+ activist. Her main passion is writing, followed shortly by percussion, mediocre watercolor painting and scuba diving. A New Englander currently displaced to the South, she waits patiently for winter and its more reasonable weather.
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Taylor Swift donated $5 million to help with relief efforts under way for those impacted by hurricanes Helene and Milton in the Southeastern U.S.

Hurricane Helene hit Florida’s Big Bend on September 26, causing hundreds of deaths. Hurricane Milton followed on October 10, making landfall near Siesta Key, Florida.

Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot thanked Swift for the donation. The money will provide food, clean water, and supplies to those in need and will support families as they work to rebuild after the storms.

Swift has a history of charitable giving and also donated to local causes during her Eras Tour.

People were impressed by her philanthropic spirit.


Folks were proud to be Swifties because they have faith in her generosity.



Fans addressed the haters in the room.

Commenters admitted to liking only one billionaire: Swift.


Swift is on tour in the U.S. and Canada for the rest of the year.

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