Anti-poverty charity Trussell has announced that Taylor Swift made a "generous donation" to support the work of its 1,400 food bank centres across the country recently. Taylor, 34, performed at various venues in the UK earlier this year as part of the Eras Tour. It included five nights at Wembley Stadium in London in August, which remain her latest gigs ahead of the tour's final leg launching next month.
It's now been revealed that the singer-songwriter has since given a donation to Trussell. It's the latest donation from Taylor , who also showed her support for a number of local food banks and community organisations in Edinburgh , Liverpool , Cardiff and London when she performed in those cities over the summer. As reported by PA, speaking about the donation, Sophie Carre, director of public engagement at Trussell, said: "We are extremely grateful to [Taylor] for her generous donation to Trussell.
We are delighted that she has chosen to support the work of food banks and this, alongside the other donations she has made directly to food banks across the country, will help people facing hunger and hardship during their toughest moments, while working towards a more just future where everyone can afford the essentials. "Taylor has put a spotlight on the need for emergency food at a time when our food banks in the Trussell network are providing more support to people facing hardship than ever before. We believe it's not right that anyone needs to use a food bank and while we wo.