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Taylor Swift’s ‘incredible’ donations to food banks during Eras Tour
Taylor Swift in Cardiff.
Shirlaine Forrest/TAS24/Getty ImagesTaylor Swift gives her something back Eras tour.
The pop superstar has been praised for her “incredible” donations to food banks in the British cities she hosted Eras tour this month.
The guard reports that Swift, 34, has made the largest-ever individual donation to the Cardiff Food Bank in Cardiff, Wales, where the “Fortnight” singer performed on June 18.
“This produces the weight equivalent to feeding 1,200 people three meals a day, for three days – or 10,800 meals. This will be 2.5 weeks of what we usually distribute,” said the charity’s CEO. Rachel Biggs.
Several of Taylor Swift’s famous friends and fans showed up to shake it down during the singer’s highly anticipated The Eras Tour. The stars of Swift’s “Bejeweled” music video – Este Haim, Danielle Haim, Alana Haim and Laura Dern – were among the thousands of fans in attendance at the tour’s opening night in Glendale, Arizona. […]
“The breathing space that Taylor’s donation has given us will allow us to lift our heads and shift our focus from the food bank to establishing a sustainable operation that supports people who currently need our help with support to tackle the root cause of addressing poverty and financial support to put them on a path to no longer needing our help,” Biggs added.
Meanwhile, the CEO of St Andrew’s Community Network in Liverpool, where Swift performed three shows from June 13 to 15, called her donation the “most incredible gift.”
“Due to rising prices, rising needs and falling donations, we have had to subsidize our food ourselves for quite some time,” says Rich Jonesthe director of the charity.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management“But it’s fair to say that Taylor Swift has essentially paid our food bill for 12 months – and that gives us the breathing room to focus on fundraising going forward,” Jones added. “To really look at how we can achieve our ambition of ending the need for food banks in the first place through financial advice, income maximization work, social benefits and employment.”
As well as Cardiff and Liverpool, the Eras tour has also taken over Edinburgh, Scotland and London, where Swift performed three sold-out shows at Wembley Stadium last weekend. She returns to Wembley for another five nights in August.
During her concert on Sunday, June 23, the singer brought out her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, on stage to join her for the song “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart.” Kelce, 34, joined her dancers for a routine in which he pretended to apply makeup to Swift and carried her across the stage.
Swift’s London shows brought out a who’s who of notable stars, including Prince William, Tom Cruise, Jon Bon Jovi, Paul McCartney and Kelce’s brother and sister-in-law, Jason And Kylie Kelce.
