Barry Manilow Donates $100,000 to Los Angeles Unified Schools

November 9, 8:19 PMLA County Libertarian ExaminerMartin Hill

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Legendary vocalist Barry Manilow has donated $100,000 to the Los Angeles Unified School District, and is touted on the LAUSD website for his generosity. In a front page greeting titled 'Thank you Mr. Manilow', Superintendent Ramon C. Cortines thanks Mr. Manilow for the donation, which will go to purchase "clarinets, flutes, saxophones, trumpets, trombones and other instruments".  

Manilow, of Woodland Hills CA, made news among Ron Paul supporters when it was noted that he donated $2300 to Ron Paul's presidential campaign in 2007. Manilow also donated to four Democractic presidential contenders Obama, Clinton, Biden and Edwards.

Cortines notes on the LAUSD website that Manilow "is determined to make sure that our students continue to receive that kind of instruction despite round after round of state budget cuts".

The Los Angeles Unified School District was recently listed as the largest employer among six southern California Counties, employing 97,572 people. Details were outlined in the 2008 CAFR report of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG).