Taylor Swift Cedar Rapids, Iowa Flood Relief $100,...

Country music star Taylor Swift has donated $100,000 to the Red Cross to aid the flood-stricken community of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Cedar Rapids suffered millions of dollars worth of damage when the Cedar River burst its banks flooding the town in June.

“The people in this town have been through so much loss this year, and my heart goes out to them,” Taylor, 18, told PEOPLE Magazine during a charity in Cedar Rapids on Friday night.

“They’ve stood by me, they gave me a sold-out show. You’ve got to pay it forward in life, and that’s what I’m doing here tonight.”