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Gina Dutt. IBOAI sponsored a table at the event, as
did a number of IBOs – table sponsorships totaled
$61,000. In
addition to supporting the cause by sponsoring a table,
IBOAI Governance & Oversight Committee member Jody Victor is
on the U.S. Dream Academy Board. Quixtar, meanwhile, gave
$30,000 in computers and $25,000 in funds. Quixtar’s
Executive Vice President, Jim Payne, received the U.S. Dream
Academy’s President’s Award. Accepting on Jim’s behalf was
Sandy Spielmaker, Vice President of Sales at Quixtar Inc.
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US Dream Academy Dream Kids perform
“America
Rocks.”
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Entertainment was provided by comedian and actor Chris
Tucker, Grammy and Tony Award-winning Broadway performer
Jennifer Holliday, and Grammy Award-winning singer Peabo
Bryson. The hit of the night, however, was the U.S. Dream
Academy DreamKids who performed “America Rocks,” written by
longtime U.S. Dream Academy supporter U.S. Senator Orrin
Hatch of Utah.
The big news of the night, though, was the matching
donations by publishing magnate Oprah Winfrey, who matched
the $903,000 raised for the evening plus promised up to
another $500,000 to match any additional donations raised by
October 10. You can join the IBOAI and Oprah Winfrey by
donating to the
U.S. Dream Academy,
too.
“The U.S. Dream Academy’s mission is to empower
children who are at risk of incarceration to maximize their
potential by providing them with academic, social and values
enrichment through supportive mentoring and the use of
technology. It seeks to break the cycle of incarceration by
giving children grades 3 through 8 the skills and vision
needed to lead productive and fulfilling lives,” says the
U.S. Dream Academy website.
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