Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce make $1 million donation to Berks County food bank
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Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce make $1 million donation to Berks County food bank
Updated: 12:18 PM EDT Jul 3, 2026
A Reading food bank says Berks County native Taylor Swift and her fiancé, Travis Kelce, made a $1 million donation. Video above: Top stories, weather forecast from WGAL News 8 Today.Helping Harvest shared the news on Facebook. In the post, Helping Harvest said Swift grew up in its service area and that the donation will support efforts to provide nutritious food to families in Berks and Schuylkill counties. The organization said demand for assistance has continued to grow.”As Taylor once sang, ‘long live all the mountains we moved.’ Today, thanks to Taylor and Travis’ kindness, we moved one together,” the post said, thanking the couple for their generosity.
READING, Pa. —
A Reading food bank says Berks County native Taylor Swift and her fiancé, Travis Kelce, made a $1 million donation.
Video above: Top stories, weather forecast from WGAL News 8 Today.
Helping Harvest shared the news on Facebook.
In the post, Helping Harvest said Swift grew up in its service area and that the donation will support efforts to provide nutritious food to families in Berks and Schuylkill counties.
The organization said demand for assistance has continued to grow.
“As Taylor once sang, ‘long live all the mountains we moved.’ Today, thanks to Taylor and Travis’ kindness, we moved one together,” the post said, thanking the couple for their generosity.
