Beyonce Helps Raise Over $82,000 for Flint Residents

June 14, 2016 by in Latest News with 1 Comment

Screen Shot 2016-06-14 at 9.24.13 AM

Beyonce has helped raise more than $82,000 for Flint residents who continue to deal with the city’s lead-tainted water supply.

On Monday, the singer’s representatives announced her entertainment and management company, Parkwood Entertainment, presented the United Way of Genesee County with a check for $82,234 on Monday. According to the Detroit News, the funds were raised by Beyonce fans who opted to contribute to the Flint fund while purchasing tickets for her Formation tour.

INF - Beyonce in Jeans and Plain White Tee

Beyonce’s team said 14 Detroit-area high school students were also chosen to receive “college gifts” to help with their educational expenses and tickets to her concert Tuesday night at Ford Field.

The Detroit concert is one of three cities on Beyonce’s tour to feature a “signature charity event” component. [ABC, Detroit News]

Follow us: @theJasmineBRAND on Twitter | theJasmineBRAND on Facebook| theJasmineBRANDcom on Instagram

Tags: , , , , , , ,
Authored by: TJB Writer

Related Posts
[UPDATE] Kai Cenat’s Streamer University Atlanta Auditions Shut Down Over ‘Safety Concerns’ After An ‘Overwhelming’ Number Of Fans Showed Up To State Farm Arena [UPDATE] Kai Cenat’s Streamer University Atlanta Auditions Shut Down Over ‘Safety Concerns’ After An ‘Overwhelming’ Number Of Fans Showed Up To State Farm Arena
Beauty Mogul Supa Cent Talks Representation, Says She Won’t Let Her Children Be The Only Black Kids In Class Beauty Mogul Supa Cent Talks Representation, Says She Won’t Let Her Children Be The Only Black Kids In Class
Makeup Artist Patrick Ta Issues Apology Over Transition Blush Launch Controversy Following Accusations He Copied Technique From Painted By Esther Makeup Artist Patrick Ta Issues Apology Over Transition Blush Launch Controversy Following Accusations He Copied Technique From Painted By Esther
Trigger Warning! Kentucky Football Player Nic Smith’s D*ath Ruled Su*cide Days After His Body Was Found In Campus Dorm Trigger Warning! Kentucky Football Player Nic Smith’s D*ath Ruled Su*cide Days After His Body Was Found In Campus Dorm
Turkey Leg Hut Owner Nakia Holmes Fights Back Tears Reflecting On Years Of Public Scrutiny Turkey Leg Hut Owner Nakia Holmes Fights Back Tears Reflecting On Years Of Public Scrutiny
Influencer Ashlee Jenae’s Fiancé Joe McCann Claims She Tried To Open A Car Door At ‘High Speed’ Weeks Before Her Su*cide Influencer Ashlee Jenae’s Fiancé Joe McCann Claims She Tried To Open A Car Door At ‘High Speed’ Weeks Before Her Su*cide
Georgia Man In Body Armor Opens Fire On Black Family’s Reunion, Suspect Charged With Aggravated A$$ault Georgia Man In Body Armor Opens Fire On Black Family’s Reunion, Suspect Charged With Aggravated A$$ault
Karmelo Anthony’s Mugshot Released After 35-Year Sentence In Fatal St@bbing Of Austin Metcalf – Reportedly Being Kept Away From Other Inmates Karmelo Anthony’s Mugshot Released After 35-Year Sentence In Fatal St@bbing Of Austin Metcalf – Reportedly Being Kept Away From Other Inmates
There is 1 comment for this article
  1. jd at 1:15 pm

    I’m glad she raised the money. I wouldn’t have given it to the United Way. It should be used to help expedite the removal of the pipes in that town.

    Reply to this message

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *