WINFREY DONATES $6 MILLION TO TROUBLED SCHOOL PROGRAMS
TV titan OPRAH WINFREY has shown off her generosity by handing over $6 mi llion (=C2=A34 million) to organisations which help troubled schools in A merica.
The talk show host donated the sum to six educational institutes in Phi ladelphia, California, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana and Texas in a bid t o boost their good work.
Winfrey’s Angel Network charitable organisation described them as "grou nd-breaking leaders in the provision of quality public education".
The donation announcement came as the star hosted a panel of education reform advocates on Monday (20Sep10), which saw Microsoft founder Bill Ga tes and Davis Guggenheim, the director of upcoming documentary film Waiti ng for Superman, support the cause.
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