NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Taylor Swift is supporting her hometown of Nashville in the wake of the city's devastating floods.
The 20-year-old country star, who moved to Nashville when she was 14, is donating $500,000 to flood relief in the southern town. Her gift was revealed on Thursday night's "Flood Relief with Vince Gill and Friends," a local telethon organized by WSMV-TV.
"Being at home during the storm, I honestly could not believe what was happening to the city and the people I love so dearly," Swift told the Associated Press in an e-mail. "Nashville is my home, and the reason why I get to do what I love. I have always been proud to be a Nashvillian, but especially now, seeing the love that runs through this city when there are people in crisis."
The money will go directly to various flood relief organizations in the city rocked by the deadly flooding that killed 30 in three states, including 20 in Tennessee.
WSMV said its telethon raised more than $1.7 million for the Salvation Army, the Red Cross and the Second Harvest Food Bank.
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