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From The Las Vegas Sun: Teenage pop sensation Justin Bieber made good on his promise to Whitney Elementary School on Friday.
Last month, the 17-year-old star pledged a special Christmas concert and $100,000 to the east Las Vegas elementary school nationally-renowned for providing its needy students and families with food, clothing, health services and the occasional rent check.
On Friday, Bieber signed the $100,000 personal check after performing hit singles from his new Christmas album, “Under the Mistletoe,” for 650 students in the school’s multipurpose room. To top off the private concert, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” also donated an additional $100,000 in toys — one for every child for the holidays.
“It was so wonderful and meaningful. He gave them memories no one could ever take away,” said Principal Sherrie Gahn. “They had the best Christmas present.”
Earlier in the day, the pop icon toured the school, popping into classrooms to visit with excited students, Gahn said. He signed autographs, answered students’ questions and shared with them his personal childhood struggles of being raised by a single mother in low-income housing and having to rely on food banks.
“It’s great he made that connection with our students,” Gahn said, tears welling in her eyes. Most of her students are poor, many of them homeless, she added.
Over the years, Whitney has become more than just a school for its 610 students and their families, providing the services and help to its recession-ravaged community. For students, Whitney a place to receive free haircuts, dental care and eye glasses. It’s where families can get food, clothing and school supplies. It’s where parents can learn to read and get help if they fall behind on their rent. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/dec/16/justin-bieber-donates-100000-to-las-vegas-school/
Some celebrities just don't give a crap about the poor. They'll give lip service to the poor and down trodden but they would never set foot close to the kids or a poor area of town. One person who fits this category is President Obama. Obama has visited Las Vegas many times during his election campaign and since he has been president and he has never come close to a poor area of town. He stays at the 5 star hotels , visits Henderson or other well to do areas.
At least Justin Bieber has done something Obama hasn't done, visited a poor area of Las Vegas and helped out some poor kids and families. Thanks, Justin, for showing some class our president lacks.