Her statement read: “We are incredibly grateful for Taylor Swift’s US$1m gift to Feeding America.
“This holiday season, her continued support is a powerful reminder of what’s possible when we unite to end hunger.
“When we join together alongside people facing hunger, we can make sure families have a full table this holiday season and beyond.”
Swift is no stranger to generous gestures as she is said to have given everyone involved in her record-breaking Eras Tour a share of US$197m ($340m) to thank them for their help in making the 149-show jaunt such a success – with their emotional reactions seen in an episode of her Disney+ docuseries The End of an Era.
While writing letters to her hard-working team, Swift said: “Bonus day is so important, because setting a precedent with The Eras Tour is so important to me, because people who work on the road, if the tour grosses more, they get more of a bonus.”
A clip of production assistant Max Holmes opening his letter and almost passing out when he saw how much he was gifted by Swift was shown.
Overwhelmed, he reacted: “I’m gonna pass out”.
The Fate of Ophelia singer – who made more than US$2b in revenue from the tour – gathered her entourage together and reduced them to tears with her generosity.
Dancer Kameron Saunders read out the letter she received from the singer: “Dearest Kam, we’ve travelled the world like we set out to do. We’ve dazzled the crowds, but we’ve missed family too. My full gratitude doesn’t come from a bank, but here’s [bleep] dollars just to say thanks. Love, Taylor”.
