Kacey Musgraveswasted no time with this one!
As millions ofTexas residents go without electricity, water and heat during Winter Storm Uri, many celebrities and political figures are looking for ways to show support and provide relief. For her part, Musgraves came up with a way to fundraise — while also trolling Sen.Ted Cruz.
Cruz, 50, took atrip with his family to Cancún, Mexico, this week amid theongoing climate crisisin Texas. He quickly turned around and headed back to the States, first claiming he’d only intended for the short getaway, then admitting heplanned through the weekend.
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Musgraves, 32, jokinglytweetedThursday afternoon, “*makes ‘CRUZIN FOR A BRUZIN’ tees * donates profits to Texans in need,” and about an hour later replied, “Link coming soon. Don’t RUN OFF anywhere…”
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A few hours later, the Grammy-winning country star tweeteda link to her shop with the shirts for sale,writing, “Texas is cold, I can be cold” — a play on the lyrics from her hit song “Slow Burn.”
As of Friday morning, Musgraves said she had alreadyraised $50,000.
The white ringer T-shirts are only available through Sunday, she later explained. All proceeds directly support Texans as well as “homeless immigrants seeking shelter and food.” The shirts will ship in March.
According to her website, the profits directly support the following groups:Feed The People Dallas,Casa Marianella, and theAmerican Red Cross of Central & South Texas.
“Life gave us lemons and I’m honestly just here innocently serving lemonade,” shetweetedof her quick-thinking response to help those in need.
source: people.com
