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#TSRPositiveImages: Michael Jordan Makes Multi-Million Dollar Donation To Nonprofit For Children

<p>&num;Roommates &num;MichaelJordan is making sure he leaves a legacy far beyond the basketball court&period; Between his business and philanthropic efforts&comma; Michael is making news again for his latest donation to a children’s nonprofit organization&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to &num;TheJournal&comma; Michael has gifted the Portland based nonprofit called Friends of the Children with a multi-million dollar donation to help them reach their fundraising goal&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While we don’t know the exact number of his donation the CEO of the nonprofit said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It’s over the finish line for an aggressive fundraising campaign&colon; raising &dollar;25 million in less than three years&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>When speaking about the nonprofit&comma; Michael said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;What stood out to me about Friends of the Children was that they employ and train their mentors and that they commit to every child for 12-and-a-half years&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Jordan said in a release&period; He continued&comma; ”That dedication is important to me&period; My mentors believed in me and taught me the power of perseverance&period; I want youth in Friends of the Children to see that they have that same potential&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Friends of the Children CEO&comma; Terri Sorensen  says the organization is committed to breaking &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;the cycle of generational poverty&period;&&num;8221&semi;  He also adds&colon; There are so many communities across the country that we want to serve&period; With Michael&&num;8217&semi;s investment&comma; we can now expand more quickly to 25 cities&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Source&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;bizjournals&period;com&sol;portland&sol;news&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;01&sol;michael-jordan-to-pour-millions-into-portland&period;html">https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;bizjournals&period;com&sol;portland&sol;news&sol;2018&sol;11&sol;01&sol;michael-jordan-to-pour-millions-into-portland&period;html<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine; 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