GOD BLESS
The families of the 22 people killed during the Manchester Arena bombing outside of an Ariana Grande concert will receive £250,000 ($324,000) each donated from the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund.
The fund was established after the May 22nd attack and has raised more than $23 million from both the public and Grande’s One Love Manchester benefit concert. The pop star held the show in June featuring performances also from Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Coldplay, Pharrell and more.
In a statement, We Love Manchester said, “The payments will ensure the families benefit from the phenomenal outpouring of public support following the attack.” The fund’s chair of trustees, Sue Murphy, added, “The city and the world responded with such extreme kindness, generosity, and solidarity in the aftermath of the Manchester Arena attack.”
Grande also re-released her song “One Last Time” along with a cover of the Wizard of Oz track “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” donating all proceeds from both singles to victims of the attack.
According to the We Love Manchester fund’s release, bereaved families have already been able to claim £70,000 each from the fund, or around $90,065, along with access to free counseling. The new announcement brings the final total that each family can receive to $324,000.
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