Lady Antebellum Fans Donate $965 to Children’s Charity in Charles Kelley’s Honor

Lady Antebellum fans gave singer Charles Kelley the gift that keeps on giving for his 31st birthday yesterday (Sept. 11). Dedicated Lady A’ers donated a total of $965 (so far) to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which will use the funds to promote research and provide care for children struggling with life-threatening illnesses.

The ‘Just a Kiss’ hitmakers set up a fundraising page online, with the following message: “In honor of Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum’s birthday, he is asking only for one thing, a donation to St. Jude Hospital of any amount.”

The trio’s loyal fans took the suggestion and ran with it, and within 24 hours a diverse group of fans had donated anywhere from $10 to $100 each to raise nearly a thousand dollars for St. Jude, one of the leading children’s charities in the world.

“Thanks to all who donated to St. Jude as a gift to me. Means a lot,” Kelley tweeted early Wednesday morning (Sept. 12) before leaving for the studio, where the group is hard at work on their highly-anticipated fourth studio album.

Lady Antebellum’s fundraising page will stay up for a few more days, with the stated goal of raising $10,000.