The Mogul With A Huge Heart: Oprah Donates $1.5M to Atlanta School
I tease with my friends that I would love to befriend Oprah Winfrey. After reading how she donated money to a school in Atlanta, well hell, I’d be her dog walker and pick up the poop from her pooches just to be able to talk to her and find out what’s behind her genius. Check this out:
The Ron Clark Academy announced the donation Thursday. The innovative school has struggled to raise money this year amid the sagging economy to pay for its $2.8 million operating budget, which is bankrolled almost entirely by donors.
The school in one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods is hoping to expand its campus by building a cafeteria, gymnasium and theater.
Winfrey, who has had school founder Ron Clark on her show twice, donated $365,000 to the school last December. Clark wrote the best-selling teaching book “The Essential 55.” Source: CBSnews.com
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I’m just curious on how she determines what school she’s going to donate to? I would think it’s better to $1.5 million between like 10 schools than just one. Just my opinion.