Chrissy Teigen is known to perform great feats of Twitter-enabled altruism. To wit: she once literally gave a fan the dress off her back. Still, Teigen’s latest act of kindness may be her most substantive yet.
A few weeks back, one of Teigen’s fans, a social media skin care guru by the name of Mercedes Edney, started a crowd-funding campaign to raise money for her esthetician school costs, including tuition, books and an enrollment fee. As of April 7, Edney had raised $390 of the $5,995 she needed. Then came a PayPal alert, care of Chrissy Teigen. “I’ve seen this be your passion for such a long time now. So excited to see you fulfill your dream!” read the message. Attached was a credit for $5,605.
On Saturday, Edney, now a proud student at the Academy Of Nail Technology and Esthetics in North Carolina, Instagrammed the receipt for her first tuition payment. “I haven’t been this happy in a very long time. Thank you Chrissy and thank you to everyone else who voted or [retweeted] my link or have supported me this entire time. It means more to me than you’ll ever know.”
Teigen’s response? “I’m really excited for you to live out your passion.”
Consider our case of the Mondays cured.
@CruzanChoklate I’m really excited for you to live out your passion
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) April 8, 2017
[ via The Cut ]
