Elton John Reveals He Will Donate $1m To HIV/AIDS Charity

New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Elton John has dug deep into his pockets only to pull out a million bucks to protect people living with HIV from contracting the coronavirus.
"I am so pleased to announce that my foundation is launching a new COVID-19 emergency fund today," the 73-year-old kicked off a video of him sharing the news on Twitter. "For almost 30 years my foundation has prioritized the most vulnerable people to HIV to end the AIDS epidemic and we're committed to this during the COVID-19 crisis too."

The singer shared that "distributing medicine, testing and preventive treatment is not as simple as it was a few weeks ago" — efforts which he hopes his emergency fund can assist with.
"Our new COVID-19 emergency fund will help frontline partners to prepare for and respond to the pandemic and its effects on HIV prevention and care for the most marginalized communities," the father of two explained.
"We must keep up momentum or else the results could be disastrous for people living with HIV and other infectious diseases," he urged. "We're with you, we're thinking of you, we will not leave anyone behind."

The Elton John AIDS Foundation also opened up applications to organizations offering "solutions that have strong potential to address specific challenges that have arisen."