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December 19, 2009

Oprah Winfrey makes $1.5M donation to Atlanta school

Maria Parece:

Talk-show superstar extraordinaire Oprah Winfrey has made a very generous donation to an inner-city school in Atlanta, Georgia. The $1.5M donation isn't the first time that Oprah Winfrey has contributed to this school.

In December 2008, Oprah gave The Ron Clark Academy $365,000.00 to be used toward their operating costs. The private middle school's founder Ron Clark has made several appearances on Oprah's wildly popular talk show. Ron Clark is also the author of "The Essential 55," a book about life lessons that adults should teach to children.

Plans for the generous donation include the construction of a theater, a cafeteria, and a gym.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at December 19, 2009 1:56 AM
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