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Last week 'Parade Magazine' published The Giving Back Fund's second annual Giving Back 30 survey, a ranking of celebrities who made the largest public donations in 2007. Of course, Oprah Winfrey is at the #1 spot again dropping more than $50 million in donations last year. As far as athletes, Michael Jordan came in at #7, donating $5 million to Hales Franciscan High School, a historically African-American all-boys school in Chicago, and New Jersey Nets forward Richard Jefferson came in at #12 for donating $3.5 million to the University of Arizona for a new basketball and volleyball facility.
Tiger Woods is ranked 18th after donating $1.3 million to the Tiger Woods Learning Center in Anaheim, California while Tracy McGrady is at #20 for donating a cool $1 million to the Stand Up Darfur organization and related projects. Former San Antonio Spur, David Robinson and his wife Valerie ranked 29th after donating close to $780,000 to the David Robinson Foundation which supports the Carver Academy and various mentoring and hunger programs. New England Patriots defensive end, Richard Seymour, rounds out the top 30 by donating more than $724,000 to his Richard Seymour BGC Foundation which hosts youth camps and health fairs. To see the list in its entirety, visit The Giving Back Fund's Website.
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By: chris on 10/01/2008 1:41AM
i think these so called rich blacks should spread there money in a better way by helping black familys instead of giving it to one group.help the ones who made u rich by!!!! buying your produce an gear.this is a joke 5 milion from MJ lmao! that could have been 5 millon to help blk familys $100.000 to each needy family to help make it, that is what 5 million could have done .as for tiger woods all i have to say is shamful we as black know where he stand
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By: msbee on 10/01/2008 5:02AM
SOMEONE HERE SAID...GOD LOVES THOSE WHO GIVE TO THE POOR...THIS IS TRUE...SO BIG UPS TO MICHAEL JORDAN AND ALL WHO GIVE.....SOMEONE HERE ALSO SAID...
MICHAEL JORDAN'S SNEAKS ARE TOO EXPENSIVE...I AGREE...
GLAD TO KNOW THAT THESE PARTICULAR CELEBRITIES AREN'T SELFISH...BUT VERY GENEROUS....HEY M.J.....CAN YOU
SEE THAT YOUR SNEAKS GET A LOWER PRICE TAG PLEASE???
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By: msbee on 10/01/2008 5:16AM
SOME HERE IS SAYING THAT THESE RICH BLACK FOLK SHOULD DO THIS AND THAT WITH THEIR MONEY..WELL..KEYWORD IS
"THEIR"....THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT WITH THEIR OWN MONEY....
BUT..I DO THINK M.J. NEEDS TO SEE THAT THE PRICES OF HIS SNEAKERS ARE LOWERED...ESPECIALLY NOW THAT WE'RE IN THIS FINANCIAL MESS.....AND SEEING THAT, THE NON-RICH ...PEOPLE FROM THE HOOD...ARE THE ONES SUPPORTING HIM FINANCIALLY BY PURCHASING HIS PRODUCTS...ESPECIALLY THE SNEAKERS!!!
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By: msbee on 10/01/2008 5:15AM
I MEANT "ARE SAYING"..PARDON ME
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By: Madu63 on 10/01/2008 4:08PM
Ya know, some of y'all sound like a bunch of bitter, low-expectation-havin' haters. "He forgot where he came from." Hater, pahleeze. When and/or if y'all earn or inherit some money, then y'll can hand out as much of it as y'all phoney, Jeezus-praisin', slave-mentality, houseshoe-wearin', always swearin' clown desire.
'Ole Madu
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By: Ray on 10/01/2008 9:55PM
well they all have done great things in there time. And most will be remebered for what they have accomplished. But besides money, I wonder if donating is just for tax purposes, or is it because they do care. Some of them have to much money that does no good to them. There are no wants or needs they will ever have to deal with.But i know the penny's that they donate does help some.Which is a good thing. But i wonder if they benefit alot more than what the dollas figure is.But i guess there doing good?????
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By: gadaff on 10/02/2008 9:50PM
wena tiger o stingy
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By: patrisius pulang on 11/13/2008 6:29AM
i come from east indonesian, i need some money, for billing scholl my son. Mr. Richard Jefferson, i hope u help me please. thank's for u before.
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