Liam Payne’s charity tribute to son Bear gets the nod from charity

Liam Payne paid tribute to his son Bear with a huge charity before the singer died aged 31.

The One Direction alum also received a nod from a charity he supported, which released a statement Thursday honoring Payne.

Anti-poverty charity Trussell, which runs a network of 1,400 food banks across the UK, said it had been a “generous supporter” of its work over the past four years.

“Over the past four years, Liam has been a generous supporter of Trussell and our food bank community, not only funding the provision of more than 360,000 meals during Covid, but also often joining us in calling for the solutions needed to end emergency need. food,” said the organization’s chief executive, Emma Revie, in a tribute.

However, it also emerged that Trussell was not the only charity platform he supported. In fact, days before Payne’s tragic fall from a hotel balcony, the singer shared that he was sending money to children battling cancer and victims of school shootings.

Payne also shared his motivation behind the charity venture in a series of Snapchat videos, saying it was all because his seven-year-old son, Bear, inspired him and he couldn’t bear to see any child suffer being a father himself.

In a video, the former boyband member said: “I’ve always felt lucky to be in the position I’m in.”

“My life’s ambition was to be a superhero, but I can’t fly, I’m not a great engineer, I wasn’t affected by radiation, and I’m not super strong.”

“All I know is that there are websites out there to donate to sick children who need your help. It doesn’t matter how small or how big the donation is, all that matters is looking into that child’s eyes.”

He continued in another video, “As a father it hits me slightly differently because I look at them and if that was my child I would want everyone in the world to look at me and help me.”

“And so the last few nights, I’ve been spending some time on GoFundMe, a fantastic site.”

The singer mentioned that he was filling in charities that were close to the goal to make sure that the young children got the help and care that they needed.

“I’ve been going at night to complete people’s donations to make sure they get the surgeries they need.”

“I can’t help but look at a sick child and see Bear,” O For You the singer said, before breaking out while comparing his child to a four-year-old girl who needed multiple brain surgeries at just four years old.

“I remember when my boy was four, he almost learned to walk without holding on to the sides of the thing.”

The ex One Direction The star welcomed seven-year-old son Bear Gray with then-girlfriend Cheryl Cole in March 2017, before the couple split the following year.