{"id":350,"date":"2011-05-30T06:00:17","date_gmt":"2011-05-30T10:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/goodnews\/?p=350"},"modified":"2011-05-29T09:35:20","modified_gmt":"2011-05-29T13:35:20","slug":"350","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/goodnews\/2011\/05\/350.html","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Raises $750,000 For Tornado Victims With Impromptu Benefit Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>PLEASE hit the &#8220;Like&#8221; button above to share the Good News and add\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/goodnews\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/goodnews<\/a> to your favorites. New stories every day!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Taylor Swift turned a dress rehearsal into a benefit concert and has already collected more than $750,000 for people affected by the recent deadly tornadoes in the South.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old country singer sold tickets to the last dress rehearsal in Nashville before kicking off her &#8220;Speak Now&#8221; tour, and is donating all the proceeds to the victims.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please check out these related Beliefnet features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Entertainment\/Music\/2009\/05\/Johnny-Cash-Quotes.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Inspiring Quotes from Johnny Cash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Entertainment\/Quizzes\/Popular-Song-Lyrics.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">QUIZ: How well do you know popular lyrics?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Entertainment\/Quizzes\/Rock-Star-Religion.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>QUIZ: Rock Star Religion, guess what these bands believe!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Watch a clip from the Nashville benefit show below<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4dJrnkuM1AU\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4dJrnkuM1AU<\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to our friends over at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodnewsnetwork.org\" target=\"_blank\">The Good News Network<\/a> for the story<\/p>\n<p><object id=\"FiveminPlayer\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"560\" height=\"345\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.goodnewsnetwork.org\/recreation\/celebrities\/swift-raises-750k-for-tornado-victims.html&amp;sid=281\/\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"opaque\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"560\" height=\"345\" src=\"http:\/\/www.goodnewsnetwork.org\/recreation\/celebrities\/swift-raises-750k-for-tornado-victims.html&amp;sid=281\/\" name=\"FiveminPlayer\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" wmode=\"opaque\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PLEASE hit the &#8220;Like&#8221; button above to share the Good News and add\u00a0http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/goodnews to your favorites. 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