Taylor Swift made a generous donation of $50,000 to a mother of five who lost her husband to COVID-19.
On Tuesday, March 23, Swift and her mom Andrea donated the exact goal amount of a GoFundMe dedicated to Vickie Quarles, the mother of five daughters whose husband, Theodis Ray Quarles, died of COVID-19. As of Wednesday evening, the fundraiser has collected a total $62,980.
According to the GoFundMe campaign, Theodis suddenly died at age 48 on December 18 after being rushed to the hospital a day earlier for "breathing difficulties." The couple share five daughters: Alyssa, Anaya, Asia, Allie and Aryah.
In December, the singer had donated $13,000 to two mothers via their GoFundMe pages who were struggling to pay their bills during the pandemic.
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