GloRilla has made a gracious donation to her former center faculty in Memphis, Tennessee.
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GloRilla Gives Back To Her Alma Mater & Shares Inspiring Words To Students
According to WREG, GloRilla shocked the scholars at Westside Middle School within the Frayser neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee, on Tuesday, November 14.
Not solely did the 24-year-old rapper arrive with a $20,000 examine in hand. However, she additionally dropped gems for Westside college students.
“To chase your dreams, whatever you want to do is possible. I’m living proof because I came from this exact neighborhood, this exact school,” GloRilla advised WREG reporters. “And whatever you want to do, you can do it. Manifest and actually work to achieve it.”
The outlet provides that GloRilla’s $20,000 donation will assist the center faculty’s performing arts, or positive arts, program.
Dr. Rodney Peterson, the Principal of Westside Middle School, credited the rapper for uplifting his “work” and serving for example that “dreams can come to fruition.”
“GloRilla is why I got into this work years ago. I wanted to be a conduit and bridge builder for young people to dream and know that those dreams can come to fruition if they believed in it and put in the work,” Peterson advised WREG. “Because she is the true epitome of a Westside Wildcat, with this donation, we can help continue the legacy of empowering young Wildcats to be world changers.”
The Rapper Previously Donated To Her Former High School
According to the outlet, GloRilla additionally gave again to a different faculty in Frayer final yr — her former highschool, Martin Luther King College Prep. The rapper reportedly donated $25,000 to assist the “senior class and the arts and music program.”
At the time, GloRilla shared that she felt “blessed” to provide again and completely satisfied that she might function a constructive instance to college students.
“I want them to be able to know that anything they put they mind to is possible. Long as they got a dream, then you gotta reach for the stars,” the rapper advised Memphis Commercial Appeal on the time. “It feels real good to be able to have a platform and be able to come in and help students that come from where I came from.”
Additionally, the rapper documented her gracious donation with a video shared on Instagram.
Memphis Commercial Appeal notes that GloRilla attended Westside Middle School and Martin Luther King College Prep. Then, the rapper finally graduated from Melrose High School.
GloRilla’s $20K Donation Arrives Amid Her Reflecting On Her Success
GloRilla’s gracious donation to her center faculty arrives amid her reflection on the previous yr. Two days earlier than her $20,000 donation, the 24-year-old shared an Instagram submit reflecting on her accomplishments since her debut album, ‘Anyways, Life’s Great…,’ launched on November 11, 2022.
Check it out beneath.
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