Last week, Taylor Swift did a really great thing: she donated $1 million to the victims of flood-ravaged Louisiana. The Louisiana floods have been called America’s biggest natural disaster since Superstorm Sandy in 2012, although it definitely feels like we get these “once in a lifetime” natural disasters every year now. While I’m sure that Taylor Swift wasn’t the first or only celebrity to donate to disaster relief, she was the first high-profile celebrity to announce her huge donation. It’s a good thing she announced it too, because that’s what the victims need: money. Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards, the Red Cross and everyone down in Louisiana has been saying that for more than a week: they don’t need supplies, food or toys, they need money. Pres. Obama reiterated that when he toured the flood-ravaged state earlier this week too. Anyway, we’re now seeing the breakdown of how Taylor donated:
Taylor Swift vowed to donate $1 million to help victims of the floods in Louisiana that killed at least 13 people and damaged tens of thousands of homes and businesses. As a part of her $1 million total donation, Swift, 26, recently donated $50,000 to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. The nonprofit organization shared a message on Twitter and Instagram Thursday to thank the “Shake It Off” singer for her generosity.
“Today @taylorswift donated $50,000 to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank! The #laflood destroyed our warehouse but we are going to shake it off!” the caption read.
Also on Thursday, the Salvation Army thanked Swift for donating to relief efforts. “Thank you @taylorswift13 for helping us serve the #LouisianaFlood survivors by donating to our relief efforts! #DoingTheMostGood,” the Christian church and international charitable organization tweeted.
Over six trillion gallons of rain fell on the state between August 8 and 14 for what the Red Cross has called the worst natural disaster to strike the United States since Hurricane Sandy. The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank was flooded with four or more feet of water in their facility and was forced to move to a temporary location.
Are these new donations separate from her $1 million donation, or are these just part of the breakdown of the $1 million donation? It’s unclear to me. Not that it matters at a celebrity-gossip level, I just thought it would be interesting/good-deedy if Taylor was like, “You know what? I should donate more money than the $1 million I already pledged.”
Thank you @taylorswift13 for helping us serve the #LouisianaFlood survivors by donating to our relief efforts! #DoingTheMostGood
— Salvation Army USA (@SalvationArmyUS) August 26, 2016
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