Musician Pete Wentz is urging fans to send cash donations to his grandmother’s nursing home in a bid to help her friend who needs a organ transplant.

The Fall Out Boy rocker, 28, is desperate to raise money for the sick man, named Daniel, who helps care for his grandmother.

He says, "He works in my grandma’s nursing home (and) is just a very quiet, amazing soul. He is diabetic and is in dire need of an organ transplant but can’t afford treatment. The nursing home asked for a couple of signed CDs because they are having a spaghetti dinner fundraiser on 4 May, and they hope to raise a couple of hundred dollars, but not much.

"For some reason this completely bummed me out. That doesn’t really seem like enough for someone who is someone’s dad or brother. "I know lots of you don’t have a ton of cash to throw around but I also have met so many of you guys who are just good peeps."