When the Arizona Food Bank Network received a call that Taylor Swift wanted to make a hefty donation to the charity as she kicked off her Eras tour in the state, some staffers thought it was a prank.
But it was no joke. The megastar, who is raking in big bucks from her blockbuster concerts, has been giving back to communities where she plays. From Georgia to Michigan to Texas to California and in between, food banks have benefited. In Arizona, Swift’s donation in March allowed the network to send several tractor-trailers filled with 40,000 pounds of fresh produce to its member food banks, said Terri Shoemaker, a spokesperson at the nonprofit organization.
The nonprofit organization must now purchase a lot more of the groceries it distributes since the amount of donated food it receives has plummeted during the Covid-19 pandemic. This comes at a time when monetary contributions have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, Coleman said. But demand has skyrocketed. The charity now provides 280,000 meals a day and serves 1.1 million people. That’s up from 125,000 meals and between 600,000 and 700,000 people prior to the pandemic.
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