Billy Joel just found out that he has a special connection with the people of Ukraine.
Through his Joel Foundation, Billy recently gave $250,000 to the BStrong Foundation to help Ukrainian refugees.
He told the Orlando Sentinel, "What’s going on now in Ukraine is tragic, it’s just awful. Those people need help... This is a special situation, and sometimes we can pivot and direct money toward humanitarian efforts, which is very much needed now in Ukraine.”
Billy also said, "I have a brother who lives in Vienna and he is seeing a lot of refugees coming into Eastern Europe from that part of the world. I found out recently that my grandmother’s family was from Kyiv. My aunt, who is now 102 years old, is kind of filling in the blanks for me. I’m finding out a lot about my own family history right now."
Billy will be back on stage again this Thursday with his monthly show at New York's Madison Square Garden.
[Source: Classic Hits Today]