Justin Bieber tweet brings in $15,000 to the Ontario Food Bank

OCTOBER 30, 2011

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An Ontario food bank is $15,000 richer thanks to Justin Bieber and one well-placed mobile Tweet.

Justin recently arranged for a hefty donation to the House of Blessing food bank in Stratford, Ont. during an interview on the Access Hollywood. Host Billy Bush said he would donate $5,000 to the charity of Bieber’s choice on condition that he call on his 13.8 million Twitter followers to also follow Bush.

All this follows a separate $10,000 donation Justin made to the food bank a few weeks ago,  reported CTV.ca.

“It’s really exciting to hear Justin’s thinking of Stratford again,” said operations co-ordinator Laura Davies.

The food bank helps about 5,000 people per year around Stratford, a small town in southwestern Ontario where Bieber lived before hitting it big. Organizers expect that will go much easier because of the “Bieber bump.”

Justin Bieber is a “good man,” Bush said later on Twitter. “Really solid, funny and shook every hand in the room. Class act.”

Justin tweeted on October 30:
“It wasnt 2 long ago that my mom and me got food from this food bank 4 our christmas. Dont ever forget where u come from”