In addition to her iconic music and upcoming marriage to NFL player Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift is known for her acts of kindness and charitable efforts. Over the years, time and time again, reports have surfaced about how the Elizabeth Taylor singer was giving back to the community or offering a helping hand to struggling fans.
Taylor Swift is offering a helping hand to struggling fans
Time and again, fans reported that the singer helped them with bills and other payments. Among these cases is a student from Toronto, who was studying at the University of Waterloo in 2019, and was dealing with massive student loan debt. However, after much notice, the singer transferred $4,800 to the girl’s account. She had earlier posted about her ordeal and added information to her account as well.
While performing on Good Morning America at the time, the fan detailed her experience, saying: “You know how to vent on the internet? And you don’t imagine Taylor Swift would watch that — but that didn’t happen. I honestly had no idea she would watch it. I was just shocked.”
When Taylor Swift helped her fans pay medical bills
That same year, she again quietly donated around $10,000 to cover a fan’s medical bills. At the time, Trinity Foster was diagnosed with stage IV osteosarcoma and posted a funding page to help with treatment costs.
The “Opalite” singer saw photos of Foster having a listening party for one of her albums and learned about her ordeal at the time.In 2018, she also quietly paid $15,500 to a fan who was struggling with a lot of medical bills. The fan had posted about her ordeal on social media at the time, revealing that her mother was in a coma, and the family was struggling to make ends meet. The singer made the donation on her fundraising page and signed off the donation by simply saying “Love, Taylor, Meredith, and Olivia Swift.”
When Taylor Swift extended her support to employees and truck drivers
The singer never advertises such actions, and always comes out to the public only when someone posts about payment, or some media releases the news.Last year, around Christmas time, Swift visited Arrowhead Stadium to watch the Kansas City Chiefs and her fiancé, Travis Kelce, play on the field. After the game, the couple ended up interacting with several employees at the stadium, and even gave them all $600 in tips.
Robyn Gentry was one of the staff members and posted an article about this online, which ended up going viral.Not only that, but after the very successful “Eras Tour” ended, to show her appreciation and love for the team, she distributed gifts and rewards to everyone. Its truck drivers reportedly received $100,000 in bonuses. PEOPLE magazine confirmed that it granted bonuses to all crew members who participated in the tour, including crew members backstage, as well as dancers on stage.
The singer spent about US$197 million alone on bonuses.She also spoke about “Bonus Day” during her 6-part docuseries documenting her “Eras Tour” journey. She cited in the series, “The bonus day is very important, because setting a precedent for the Eras Tour is really important to me – because the people who work on the road, if the tour makes more money, they get more bonus. These people work hard, and they are the best at what they do.”
