Two schoolgirls who created their own version of one of
Taylor Swift's most famous songs to raise money for their autistic relative
have received a huge donation from the popstar herself.
Jordan Fox and Makaylee Duhon, who are both 12, joined
together to rewrite the lyrics to Swift's hit 'Blank Space' as a way of helping
Jacob Hill, who suffers from autism.
Jacob, who is five, suffers from the condition, which makes
it harder for him socialize and he is prone to wandering off from his parents.
His mother Allison was keen for Jacob to be given a service
dog, which would stop him from putting himself in constant danger.
His family then launched a fund-raising campaign to gather
together the $12,500 needed to train a dog and his sister Jordan and cousin
Makaylee decided to rework one of Swift's songs where they plead for donations.
The video of their song, their own take on Blank Space, was
posted to YouTube and spotted by the hitmaker who wanted to help out the cause.
She then went on the appeal's Gofundme page and donated
$10,000, meaning the family now have enough for a therapy dog.
Writing on the page, Swift and her mother Andrea Swift,
wrote: “Jacob, we hope you love your new dog! Please tell your cousins that
they did a great job on the song! Love, Taylor and Andrea Swift.”
And when the two girls were told that Ms. Swift had made
the donation, they were shocked.
Makaylee told KPRC: “She was like, 2Taylor Swift just
donated $10,000.
And we were all like, 'Oh my gosh!”
While Jordan added: “I couldn't just look at this situation
and ignore it, because he's my brother.
I love him a lot. He's really special to me.”
A service dog will now be chosen for Jacob and will take
two and a half years to train before going to live with the family.
