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Brangelina: Donate $1M to Iraqi childrenLOS ANGELES — Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's love for children is bv no means limited towtheir own: The couple has donated $1 million to help kids affected by the war in Iraq, the Education Partnership for Cliildren of Conflict announced Wednesday.The organization will distribute the donation, made through the couple's Jolie-Pitt Foundation, to four organizations working on behalf of children who have lost parents, homes and schools in Iraq. Children in the United States who have lost parents in the conflict will also benefit.“These educational support programs for children of conflict are the best way to help them heal, said Jolie in a written statement from Education Partnership for Children of Conflict.The money will be divided between the Armed Serv ices YMCA Operation Hero Program, which provides military' children with counseling and educational support; Women for Women International. which will provideBrat Pitt and Angelina Joliebooks, school supplies and other basic necessities to Iraqi women and children; the International Rescue Committee, which will repair three schools and offer classes for more than 2,500 students; and NineMillion. org, which will give school uniforms and learning materials to more than 2,0(X) displaced Iraqi kids.Last year, the Jolie-Pitt Foundation gave more than $300,000 to support the International Rescue Committee s relief program for Darfur refugees.
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The Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US
Fri, Jun 27, 2008
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