

Good luck with everything you do! Love, Taylor.” "I want to gift you the rest of your goal amount.

“Vitoria, I came across your story online and am so inspired by your drive and dedication to turning your dreams into reality," Swift wrote at the time. In August, the "Folklore" singer donated £23,373 (approximately $27,486) to Vitoria Mario, who self-identified on her GoFundMe page as a "young Black 18 year old with a dream" of studying mathematics at the University of Warwick, in which she had received a conditional offer. This isn't the first time that Swift has surprised fans with generous donations. More: Taylor Swift donates $15,500 to fan whose mom is in a coma 'I can't stop crying': Taylor Swift donates almost $5,000 to fan's college tuition fund "As the Lord leads Vicki to shepherd (their children) to their destinies, your donation is most appreciated in championing this family to the finish line."Īs of Tuesday night, the Quarles' GoFundMe page has reached $61,618 in donations. "I am confident that their father, Theodis Ray Quarles, will be smiling from heaven," Smith wrote in the original GoFundMe campaign. With Swift's hefty donation, the Quarles family surpassed their $50,000 fundraising goal, which will "offer financial relief" and "basic immediate needs" as the family grieves. 'So inspired by your drive': Taylor Swift donates more than $25,000 to help student attend school More: Kylie Jenner speaks out after backlash for asking fans to donate to GoFundMe She later received a call from the hospital that Theodis had succumb (sic) to this awful virus." Smith continued: "Little did she know that this would be her final engagement with her best friend. "When the paramedics arrived to the Quarles' home to transport Theodis… Vicki wasn't allowed to accompany her husband due to quarantine restrictions," wrote family friend DeQuanda Smith, who organized the fundraiser on Quarles' behalf on Dec 22. 18 after being rushed to the hospital a day earlier for "breathing difficulties." The couple share five daughters: Alyssa, Anaya, Asia, Allie and Aryah. The 31-year-old pop star and her mom quietly made a $50,000 donation Tuesday to a GoFundMe campaign for Vickie Quarles, a Tennessee mother of five who lost her husband to COVID-19 days before Christmas last year.Īccording to the GoFundMe campaign and Yahoo News, Theodis Ray Quarles suddenly died at age 48 on Dec. Taylor Swift and her mother Andrea are lending a helping hand. Watch Video: Kylie Jenner criticized for asking fans to donate to GoFundMe
