Madonna, ‘inspired’ during recent Detroit visit, donates to 3 organizations in her hometown
DETROIT – Madonna is donating money toward the construction of a new youth boxing gym in Detroit and buying iPads and other supplies for students at a city school.
In a news release Monday, the 55-year-old music icon says her contributions to three organizations represent “the first phase of a long-term commitment” to her hometown.
Madonna says a recent visit to Detroit left her “inspired by the progress she’s witnessed.” The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer grew up in a Detroit suburb.
She plans to provide funding for a new facility for the Downtown Youth Boxing Gym; purchase new supplies for the Detroit Achievement Academy; and help out The Empowerment Plan, which employs homeless women to sew garments for the homeless.
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