"Taylor Swift" donated $15,000 to a firefighter who saved his own family

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On Saturday, VanRiper, a volunteer firefighter in Riverside, Tex., was on duty when he got an emergency call: a car had crashed head-on with a pickup truck.

When VanRiper arrived to the scene, he quickly realized that he recognized the crumpled sedan: it belonged to his wife, Amber.

Amber had been thrown from the car during the collision. Their son, Jonathan, was still pinned inside. Each had multiple cuts and broken bones.

“It’s my family. My wife was laying there on the ground,” VanRiper told ABC affiliate KTRK. “[By] the look of the car, I don’t know how either one of them lived. There was nothing left of that car.”

He tried to keep calm, but nothing in his training had prepared him for seeing Jonathan — who the family calls “Bear” — pinned inside a mangled car.

“Once I saw my son, that kind of went out the window and I started going into a bit of a panic mode,” VanRiper told KTRK.

Amber and Jonathan were airlifted to a local hospital. Amber underwent nine hours of surgery on Sunday to repair her shattered pelvis, VanRiper said. Jonathan, 7, suffered a broken leg and elbow.

The VanRipers’ ordeal week didn’t end there, however.

The family doesn’t have health insurance, so a friend set up a GoFundMe account to raise $75,000 to cover their medical bills. As of Thursday morning, the page is seeking $125,000.

“I don’t want anything for free. I don’t expect anything,” VanRiper said. “If people are willing to donate, that’s awesome.”

 

 

 

And then, early Thursday morning, a particularly whopping donation arrived: $15,000 under the name “Taylor Swift.”

It’s unclear if the pop star actually gave the money. She didn’t respond to a request for comment. But the dramatic gesture wouldn’t be out of character for Swift. She spent time in Texas as a child and is a very charitable celebrity.

Swift recently gave $50,000 to New York City schools. She also frequently visits kids with cancer in hospitals around the country.

Whether or not Swift was behind the huge donation, the money made heads turn.

 

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Taylor is such an angel

[Echo 327]

AWWWW

[Red 97,990]

I can't even imagine being in the situation of this guy  

[monsterdreams 1,529]

How lovely of her, to such a deserving family 

[Pharamon 6,839]

Who else but Tay

[inuborg 4,136]

Don't you have to have health insurance? 

[Mich 397]

Tacking your name to a donation is kind of tacky imo, but that's very sweet of her

[retroglamx 5,177]

All I could imagine was this guy's reaction when he saw his kid trapped in the car. He must have gone nuts. I'm so glad they're all safe though.

[GagaMyBlood95 9,915]

That is some scary ****, I am super glad that they now have all the money they need! And yay for Taylor  

[ARTPOPchamp 292]

Her last album sold millions of copies, she can afford more, if it was actually her. I also find these things she's doing lately to be strictly for media attention - being seen with Calvin Harris, trying blame media for making her be single, that Bad Blood video calling all her superstar friends, now this. It's all to keep people talking. So trite.

[Dangerous Man 9,245]

Taylor SAINT, ha kindness power.

 

[ryhanna 3,507]

I couldn't even finish reading that story. I tried to imagine how it must feel to be in that situation, and I just can't. That guy is so, so lucky to have his family still with him. Very kind to give them a nice donation.

[LoveandMagic 1,731]

I'm so glad they are all okay! 

I couldn't even finish reading that story. I tried to imagine how it must feel to be in that situation, and I just can't. That guy is so, so lucky to have his family still with him. Very kind to give them a nice donation.

​I know! I can't imagine what that must of been like. I'm so glad they are alive and well, and I'm so glad so much money was raised. Between their medical bills, lost wages from missing work, their car being wrecked, etc. that's just further stress they DON'T need. 

Her last album sold millions of copies, she can afford more, if it was actually her. I also find these things she's doing lately to be strictly for media attention - being seen with Calvin Harris, trying blame media for making her be single, that Bad Blood video calling all her superstar friends, now this. It's all to keep people talking. So trite.

You could be right, but I always look at it like this: that firefighter and his family do not care who or how they got that $10,000​. They need it and are happy to have it. So even if it was for a selfish cause (not saying it was or it wasn't) it is going to be used for good and is needed. At the end of the day, that's all that matters.

 

[Pop 4,541]

Taylor is such a lovely person. 

The reason I stan Gaga and Taylor is because they constantly show kindness to the world. They don't try to be fierce and mean and teach negativity... they teach love and compassion.

[Serendipity 7,821]

Taylor is such a lovely person. 

The reason I stan Gaga and Taylor is because they constantly show kindness to the world. They don't try to be fierce and mean and teach negativity... they teach love and compassion.

​True

These qualities make a pop star a true legend