The nonprofit DoSomething.org[1] has released its year-end roundup of "The Top 20 Celebs Gone Good," and Taylor Swift[2] tops the list for the second year in a row.
The pop star was named the most charitable celebrity of 2013, based on her $100,000 donation to the Nashville Symphony on her 24th birthday as well as for headlining Prince William[3] and Kate[4] 's Winter Whites Gala[5] to raise money for Centrepoint, a homeless youth organization.
One Direction[6] came in second for raising more than $3 million from their single "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" to benefit the British charity Comic Relief along with raising over $800,000 to benefit cancer research.
Beyoncé[7] , who headlined the Chime for Change[8] concert for women's rights was third, followed by the late Paul Walker, who died[9] the same day he hosted a charity event for victims of Typhoon Haiyan.
Walker also founded Reach Out Worldwide[10] , which provides disaster relief around the globe.
And while it was an undeniably rough year[11] for Justin Bieber[12] , the 19-year-old pop star rounded out the list at No. 20, becoming the first recording artist to make over 200 Make-A-Wish children's dreams a reality as well as for raising over $1.1 million to support Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts.
References
- ^ DoSomething.org (www.dosomething.org)
- ^ Taylor Swift (www.people.com)
- ^ Prince William (www.people.com)
- ^ Kate (www.people.com)
- ^ Winter Whites Gala (www.people.com)
- ^ One Direction (www.people.com)
- ^ Beyoncé (www.people.com)
- ^ Chime for Change (stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com)
- ^ who died (www.people.com)
- ^ Reach Out Worldwide (www.roww.org)
- ^ rough year (www.people.com)
- ^ Justin Bieber (www.people.com)
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