United States singer, Taylor Swift has donated more than £23,000 (₦10,462,310.70) to a London schoolgirl raising funds to go to university.
18-year-old Vitoria Mario got admission to study mathematics at Britain’s University of Warwick but could not afford to the fees. So she asked hundreds of companies for help and even posted notes through the letterboxes of homes in affluent areas, but in desperation turned to online crowdfunding.
Her pleas attracted the pop icon who donated the sum of £23,373. Swift tweeted:
Vitoria, I came across your story online and am so inspired by your drive and dedication to turning your dreams into reality. I want to gift you the rest of your goal amount. Good luck with everything you do! Love, Taylor.
The singer had no public statement about the donation but her Twitter account liked a tweet about the story posted by one of Mario’s friends.
Mario, talking to BBC television said she was surprised by Swift’s donation and never expected that much. According to her GoFundMe page, Mario moved to London four years ago from Portugal speaking no English but got top marks in all her exams. She set herself a target of raising £40,000 for university accommodation and living costs over four years, which she has now surpassed.
News report that Swift has previously made impromptu donations to fans. Since the coronavirus outbreak began, she has sent a box of merchandise to a nurse in Utah and helped support workers at a shuttered Nashville record store.