Justin Bieber gets charitable in Tennessee for flood recovery
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LaurenAntonia.
on Thursday, August 12, 2010
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Taking adavantage of his celebrity status for a good cause, Justin Bieber has donated $32,690 to a nonprofit organization called the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.
The 'Baby' hit maker donated $1.06 of each ticket from his sold-out concert in Nashville, Tennessee and wrote out a check for the Nashville-area flood-recovery efforts.
Bieber took Twitter to express his thanks. He wrote, "shoutout to i106 for teaming up with me for a great cause today.... we gave $1.06 per ticket sold 2nite to Flood Relief needed here in Tennessee. thanks 2 all of u 2nite we raised $32,690 for those in need!!!"
According to Tennessean web site, Justin also dished, "I'm really glad to be here and to help out something that's really important to me. Music has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, and you know Nashville, there's so much music history here."
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