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Oprah Matches $1 Million Dollar Goal For U.S. Dream Academy
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Washington, DC -- The U.S. Dream Academy hosted an exciting 17th Annual
"Power of A Dream" Gala themed "Living the Dream" on May 8th at the
Washington, D.C. Marriott Marquis presented by Amway in honor of the
organizations 20th Anniversary.
The gala fundraising goal of $1 million for the 450 attending guests was exceeded when global media leader Oprah Winfrey had Mpumi Nobiva, an alumna from the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy who was being honored at the event with the DreamBlazer Award, make a surprise announcement that Winfrey would match all donations made during the gala celebration.
"Oprah Winfrey is a long-time supporter of U.S. Dream Academy, but this donation was an incredible surprise! This generous donation from Oprah and our other critical supporters, such as Amway, make our programs to serve children all over the country through our after school tutoring, mentoring and our dream building possible," said Wintley Phipps, Founder & CEO, U.S. Dream Academy.
"It was a perfect moment, having one of Oprah’s mentee’s from her Leadership Academy, make the an-nouncement. Nobiva's accomplishments demonstrate the power of mentoring combined with hard work and perseverance to make 'Dreams' come true. We were thrilled to honor Mpumi as our DreamBlazer Awardee and then to have her surprise us with this announcement, was a great way to end the evening," said C. Diane Wallace Booker, founding Executive Director for U.S. Dream Academy.
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