With their ability to coordinate huge numbers of people and transparent working methods, superstar fan clubs are leading the charitable charge to help China’s embattled doctors and nurses. Groups donated US$19,000 worth of essential supplies to hospitals across Hubei last week alone. — SCMP
All through the Lunar New Year holiday, Charlie Zhou, a coordinator for the Taylor Swift fan club in China, collected donations from members, then used it to buy urgently needed equipment and supplies for the Chinese hospitals tackling the coronavirus outbreak.
“We spent an entire day discussing in a WeChat group, then we wrote down the donation info, what hospitals the supplies should go to and who the contacts are,” he said.
