<h3>Taylor Swift&#8217;s <em>Speak Now&#8230;Help Now</em> Raises Substantial Funds for Tornado Relief Efforts.</h3>
<p>With more devastating storms hitting Oklahoma and Missouri Sunday night, it is comforting to see so many country stars, including <strong><a title="Taylor Swift" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSTSwift/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Ftaylor-swift-tickets%2F">Taylor Swift</a></strong>, doing what they can to aid in relief efforts. Saturday, May 21st, Taylor opened her final dress rehearsal for the North American leg of the <strong><em>Speak Now</em></strong> tour to fans to raise funds for tornado relief programs. With only two weeks notice, she managed to pack the arena, and the ticket sales alone accumulated $750,000. Taylor also told the audience during the performance all merchandise sales from the evening would also be donated. </p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I felt like if it was possible to help them in any way, we should do it.&#8221; -<a title="Taylor Swift" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSTSwift/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Ftaylor-swift-tickets%2F">Taylor Swift</a></p></blockquote>
<p>As a bonus, fans received a complementary red souvenir t-shirt. </p>
<p>All of the sales from the concert event were donated directly to help tornado victims via the <strong>Speak Now … Help Now Fund</strong> established through the Community Foundation of Middle Tennesse.</p>