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CHARLOTTE -- Singer Bruce Springsteen delighted Charlotte's Second Harvest Food Bank on Tuesday by making good on a pledge to match dollar-for-dollar any local donor willing to give the organization between $10,000 and $50,000.

The Springs Close Foundation of York County gave the maximum of $50,000, which Springsteen met with a $50,000 check of his own. The $100,000 could provide as much as 600,000 pounds of food.

Second Harvest also benefited from an invitation Springsteen extended for his fans to bring donations of canned goods and cash to the concert Tuesday at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte.

“I think it's fabulous,” said Angela McCrae, president of Springs Close Foundation. “We've been told that Bruce Springsteen likes to do things like this under the radar, without much publicity, so not many people knew about it in advance.”

Springsteen has long been known for supporting food banks in cities where he performs, but Second Harvest officials say they were pleasantly surprised by his offer. As further enticement, Springsteen offered to meet the donors backstage at his show, which McCrae planned to take advantage of, along with the foundation's chair, Anne Springs Close.

“Oh, my gosh, I am thrilled,” said Kay Carter, executive director of Second Harvest Food Bank who worked to find the matching donor. “He's a huge star. For him to step out and encourage his fans to get involved is a wonderful thing.”

She also praised the Springs Close Foundation. The foundation has given Second Harvest nearly $200,000 for its programs in the past several years.

Because the Springs Close Foundation is based in York County, the $100,000 will benefit hunger programs in York, Lancaster and Chester counties.