There is no greater purpose in life than to be kind. Thankfully, Hollywood is packed with an abundance of stars who seem to give back every chance they get.
Many go far and beyond simple acts of charity.
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These 10+ celebrities not only made their fans’ dreams come true, they helped remind us that at the end of the day: there’s a lot of good in this world.
Martin Garrix bought one lucky fan a round trip plane ticket to see him perform in Amsterdam.
The story goes that the young man could no longer afford to attend Martin’s show.
He contacted him via direct message through Twitter and Martin kindly agreed to pay for his ticket!
Niall Horan bought hot chocolate for fans who spent all night waiting in line to see him.
Apparently, Niall had to go to three separate Starbucks locations before he could find one that was open.
It’s such a small gesture that went an incredibly long way to warming the hearts and bodies of Niall’s fans.
In 2017, Britney Spears donated $1 for every ticket sold of her Vegas residency shows to the Louisiana School Board for flood repair.
“I am so proud to be able to give back to my home state and help the Louisiana School Boards Association . I can’t wait to see all my amazing fans when I return to Vegas for my last run of shows this year!”
Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas gave a private performance at a hospital for sick kids.
This was right before Nick and Demi hit the road for their Future Now tour.
The stars sang songs, and did a meet and greet with their young fans. How freaking sweet is that?
After having his wallet returned to him in-tact by a young fan, Chris Hemsworth brought the teen on *Ellen*.
Chris tells the tale of how he lost the wallet while he was en route to the airport.
Chris’ young fan not only appeared on Ellen but received ten thousand dollars cash for his honesty!
An fan of Zac Efron’s broke his phone while trying to record a video, so Zac ended up buying him a new phone!
“This is what I love about my fans – when they get excited, but @dopekid_23 actually smashed his phone while chasing me for a snapchat – that’s dedication so I’ma hook you up with a new phone my brother!”
David Beckham stopped to buy tea and coffee for a paramedic and her patient.
The EMT recalls:
“I said to the man I was treating , ‘I think that was David Beckham’. Ten minutes later, he came back with a cup of coffee for me and a tea for the patient.”
Kendall Jenner drove around the city and gave out food parcels to the homeless on Thanksgiving.
This is a pretty class-act thing to do.
It’s one thing to write a cheque, but to get in your car and go around handing out food: that’s saintly.
Justin Bieber once threw a surprise Quinceanera for one of his fans.
A Quinceanera is a Hispanic tradition that signifies when a young girl becomes a woman; this takes place when she turns fifteen.
Justin tweeted out “No better feeling than giving back.”
Nick Minaj ended up paying thousands of dollars toward her fans tuition and student debt.
Nicki was even inspired to launch her own charity with the sole purpose of helping to pay off student debts and tuition costs.
Harry Styles spent nearly $3000 dollars on pizzas for the homeless.
Harry’s friend Ed Sheeran was with him at the time:
“We were in LA about three months ago and he had a day off. He spent two or three grand on Domino’s pizza and drove around giving them out to homeless people.”
Taylor Swift once invited an entire fraternity (plus a date each!) to attend one of her shows after seeing this parody video.
I watched a lot more of that than I intended to. I’ve gotta say, those frat boys sure do know how to…parody…
Eminem spent two hours with a terminally-ill super fan.
Young Gage Garmo was only given a week to live, so his family and friends started a Twitter campaign to help him meet Eminem.
“God Bless this beautiful kid and thank you guys for all your hard work…,” Em said in his post.
Tom Hiddleston and Chris Hemsworth dressed in full *Avengers* costumes to visit sick children in the hospital.
”Met the real superheroes ,” Hemsworth wrote in an Instagram comment.
“A huge shout out to all the brave kids who are an inspiration to all of us!”
Dwayne Johnson invited a terminally-ill fan to the set of *Baywatch*.
“Tater, not only am I super pumped to meet you, but I’m a big bald headed LUCKY DUDE to meet you as well. Big man you’re way stronger than I’ll ever be and you better get ready, because I hug like a bear!”
