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Ray Charles Donates $1M to University Ray Charles Donates $1M to University
Tue Nov 11, 7:56 AM ET (Taken from Yahoo Online) NEW ORLEANS - Ray Charles has donated $1 million to Dillard University for the creation of a program about black culture, the school announced Monday. The donation will create an endowed faculty position and program devoted to the musical, culinary, artistic and linguistic contributions of black Americans, Dillard spokeswoman Maureen Larkins said. Charles received an honorary degree in May from Dillard, a private, predominantly black school associated with the United Methodist Church and the United Church of Christ. The 73-year-old singer donated the money in the name of the Robinson Foundation for Hearing Disorders, a laboratory he founded in 1987 for the treatment and research of hearing problems. Online: www.raycharles.com www.dillard.edu What a gentleman - God bless ya Ray! [This message was edited Wed Nov 12 3:57:35 PST 2003 by bananacologne] | |
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Whatta good man!! More people with $$ should to the same. | |
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kisscamille said: Whatta good man!! More people with $$ should to the same.
Thanku! F-I-N-A-L-L-Y a post from someone who appreciates Ray! | |
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bananacologne said: kisscamille said: Whatta good man!! More people with $$ should to the same.
Thanku! F-I-N-A-L-L-Y a post from someone who appreciates Ray! He's an amazing man. I love his voice too. I only have one cd of his, but I listen to it often. | |
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