Denzel Washington Donates Money To Help Save School Sports
Filed under: green and famous — Michael Parrish DuDell @ 11:06 am
September 3rd 2008
As the economy struggles and budgets tighten, more and more necessary programs are being cut from local public school systems. In the Mount Vernon district a recent budget cut has benched 3 seasons of sports. Sounds to me like we need a superhero (and by superhero I mean super rich celebrity who can lend some cash). Oh look…it’s DENZEL!!!!
Yes indeedy, Denzel Washington, a Mount Vernon native, has stepped up to the plate and donated $100,000 to help save the Mount Vernon school district’s sports programs. His donation has helped Save Our Sports, the city’s fundraising effort, raise $329,000 towards the fall sports season.
While $329,000 is a lot of matzah, the city needs an additional $630,000 to save the winter and spring seasons. Denzel said: “I don’t know how we got here. Why wasn’t this looked at a year ago? You don’t plan to fail, you fail to plan.”
If you’d like to join Denzel and keep our kids fit, you can call (914) 665-6786, or send a tax-deductible contribution to the Mount Vernon Educational Foundation Inc., Attn: Ronnie Cox, President, P.O. Box 476, Fleetwood Station, Mount Vernon, NY 10552. The district asks that donors write “Sports” in the memo section of each check.
via: looktothestars.org
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