Taylor Swift Just Made a 'Very Sizable Donation' to Hurricane Harvey Relief
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The full impact of Hurricane Harvey‘s destruction continues to be made apparent during what some are saying is the worst natural disaster to hit Texas. Trillion of gallons of water has been dumped on Houston and surrounding areas, and the estimated death toll has topped 50 as of Saturday, according to Houston’s Chron.com (this figure includes those who are “feared dead”). Luckily, people are doing what they can to help relief efforts. Lots of stars have opened their wallets to give to those in need and the organizations waiting to help them—and the latest to offer a donation is Taylor Swift.
On Friday, the Houston Food Bank posted that Swift had made “a very sizable donation” to the organization. She did so in honor of her mom, the food bank shared, who’s a University of Houston alumna. “We thank you, Taylor, and we thank everyone for donating to help rebuild our community,” the food bank added.
She’s not the only celebrity to give, either—far from it. After Kevin Hart, who pledged $25,000 of his own money to relief efforts, issued a call to Hollywood to donate, the Kardashians donated $500,000. Beyoncé is joining in to help her hometown with her philanthropic arm, BeyGOOD. Leonardo DiCaprio has pledged $1 million to the United Way Recovery Fund; Sandra Bullock sent another cool million to the American Red Cross. Nicki Minaj has pledged $25,000. J.Lo and Alex Rodriguez did a joint donation of $50,000. Miley Cyrus is giving $500,000. Ellen DeGeneres lived up to her last name with $75,000 in total coming from her and her show. President Donald Trump has also promised to donate $1 million of his own money.
If you want to help aid Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, here’s a list of ways you can help no matter where you are.