Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have decided to inaugurate the celebrations for their imminent and highly armored wedding at Madison Square Garden in New York with an unprecedented gesture of philanthropy, donating the astronomical sum of 26 million dollars. The maxi contribution, officially announced by one of their spokespersons, was shared between twenty charitable organizations spread across the United States, transforming the days preceding the fateful “yes” into a gigantic national solidarity operation.
The solidarity map and the power node
The selection of the beneficiary bodies is not at all random, but traces a geographical and value map closely linked to the personal history of the two future spouses. The bulk of the funds went to nine food banks and the Feeding America organization. Facilities such as City Harvest in New York and the Rhode Island Community Food Bank have confirmed receiving individual checks for as much as $1 million.
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A crucial breath of fresh air, as underlined by the respective CEOs Jilly Stephens and Melissa Cherney, useful to counteract the recent cuts to federal funds. Beneficiaries also include The Store, the free solidarity supermarket in Nashville founded by Brad Paisley, and organizations located in Los Angeles, Pennsylvania and Kansas City.
School, animals and pediatric oncology
In addition to fighting food poverty, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have secured the future of numerous educational and health projects. The funds will support Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, the Grammys in the Schools program and the After-School All-Stars network, active in both New York and Cleveland, the football player’s hometown.
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Excellent medical care was not forgotten: generous contributions were made to the MSK Kids pediatric oncology department at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital and Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. Finally, a significant portion was allocated to the ASPCA, a national association against animal abuse.
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