Ariana Grande makes a generous donation to Children’s Hospital

Ariana Grande She continues to show her unwavering support for Manchester, a city forever linked to her through tragedy and resilience.

The “thank u, next” singer has maintained a sincere connection to Manchester since the devastating suicide bombing in May 2017, which occurred after her Dangerous Woman Tour concert.

The horrific attack killed 22 people and injured hundreds. In the wake of the tragedy, Grande quickly organized the One Love Manchester charity concert in June 2017, raising significant funds to support the victims and their families.

Over the years, Ariana Grande has continually honored those affected by the attack through numerous tributes and acts of kindness.

Most recently, on Monday, December 23, Manchester Foundation Trust Charity announced via Instagram that Grande had made a generous donation to support children across the Manchester Hospital Network.

“Thank you @arianagrande!” the charity wrote online, adding three twinkling star emojis. “We are so grateful to Ariana for thinking of our little patients this Christmas.”

The Instagram post showed adorable photos of young patients receiving colorful, festively wrapped gifts and being distributed by staff.

They added: “The gifts you have donated are being distributed to children and teenagers across the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Trafford General Hospital, Wythenshawe Hospital and North Manchester General Hospital. @mftnhs.”

Ariana Grande has also made a similarly generous donation of gifts to the hospital network in 2022.

On 22 May 2017, a devastating terrorist attack took place at Manchester Arena when Salman Abedi detonated a bomb, killing 22 concert-goers and wounding hundreds more, many of whom were children and young people. The explosion occurred in the arena’s lobby just moments after Ariana Grande finished her closing set, as fans began to file out of the venue.

In March 2020, Salman’s younger brother, Hashem Abedi, was convicted of 22 counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, and conspiracy to cause an explosion. Prosecutors revealed that he helped his brother make the deadly device used in the attack CNN.

The Abedi brothers were raised in Manchester by parents who fled Libya under Muammar Gaddafi’s regime. Their father, Ramadan al-Obaidi, returned to Libya in 2011 after the fall of Gaddafi’s government, and their mother joined him in early 2017.

In April 2017, Salman and Hashem traveled to Libya to visit family. However, after about three weeks, Salman returned to the UK alone. A few days later, the horrific attack took place at Manchester Arena, leaving a lasting scar on the city and its people.

In the spirit of the holidays, Ariana Grande treated her fans to a live performance of her festive song “Santa Tell Me” on December 23.

“Celebrating 10 years of Santa Tell Me!” Grande shared. “Thank you so much for all the love you’ve shown this record over the past decade. Wishing you all a happy holiday!”

As reported Bulletin board On Monday, December 23, the singer’s song “Santa Tell Me” saw a significant increase in performance between December 13 and 19. The holiday achieved a cumulative success of 27.7 million official streams (up 17% week-over-week), 8.9 million radio audience (up 3%), and 1,000 sales (up 12%) in the United States.

This release is part of a special series linked to the promotion of her upcoming album “Eternal Sunshine”.

The “Santa Tell Me” music video keeps things light and festive, showing Ariana Grande and her friends enjoying comfy Christmas pajamas. However, this scene was not the original plan.

In a video celebrating the song’s 1 billion streams on Spotify, Grande revealed: “We did (the released video) last minute with no budget just to have something to put out there.” “In the original video, I was wearing weird Christmas underwear and I was hitting Santa with a cane pole. That was something I was really insistent on.”

Grande added, “I thought to myself: This is the right vibe for this song. Believe me, I know that.” And the poster was like, “Hey honey, I don’t think we can use this.” I’m glad I was impressed at the time!’”

Earlier this month, the stars and real-life couple starred in Wicked Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater They were seen getting into the holiday spirit while choosing a Christmas tree in New York City.

An insider said Page six “Ariana Grande and her boyfriend Ethan (were) buying a Christmas tree from Yianni Karademas’ Christmas Tree Stand on 62nd Street (and) Broadway” in Manhattan.

The towering Christmas tree reportedly cost the couple $300. “They are celebrating the success of ‘Wicked’ and keeping it calm as they enjoy the holiday season together,” the source added.