'A bittersweet feeling': Singaporean gives Taylor Swift VIP concert tickets to student; raises $14k for charity

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'A bittersweet feeling': Singaporean gives Taylor Swift VIP concert tickets to student; raises $14k for charity
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After rallying members of the public and raising a whopping $14,480 for charity, Leon Qiu has given away his pair of The Eras Tour VIP tickets to one lucky winner. Over 140 donors participated in the campaign, Qiu, 37, told AsiaOne today (March 9). He previously said in another video he would be giving away two tickets to Taylor Swift's...

After rallying members of the public and raising a whopping $14,480 for charity, Leon Qiu has given away his pair of The Eras Tour VIP tickets to one lucky winner.Sorry if you did not recievd my DM. The winner has been picked. And I thank you for donating to a good cause. Winner’s update to follow in abit.

"Prior to this moment, I thought this would be an exciting thing to do, but it's really kind of bittersweet. Speaking to AsiaOne today, Qiu said he chose a student named Hairul, who had made a $10 donation, to receive the tickets.In his message to Qiu over TikTok, the student said he wanted to surprise his mother with the tickets, butHairul also told Qiu about some the struggles he faced growing up, how he overcame them and how he also does volunteer work.

Although he felt it was a "bittersweet feeling" that he had to disappoint many Swifties, Qiu said he was still touched and humbled by the responses he received.

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