Facebook CEO unveils school gift

Callandor · Sep 26, 2010, 01:35 AM

Chicago - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Friday pledged to set up a foundation to donate $100m to public schools over the next five years.

The 26-year-old internet tycoon announced his first major gift on Oprah Winfrey's talk show on the same day an unflattering movie about Facebook's early days, The Social Network, was having its premiere.

Zuckerberg told Winfrey that he picked schools in Newark, New Jersey's largest city, for the gift "because I believe in these guys".

"These guys" are New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a cost-cutting governor who has become a star of the Republican party, and Newark Mayor Cory Booker, whose celebrity connections have made him New Jersey's next highest-profile politician. The three appeared together on Friday on Winfrey's show.
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Source: News24

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Callandor Forged on Dragonmount Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 7,250 Rep Power: 304 System Specs	Facebook CEO unveils school gift Chicago - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Friday pledged to set up a foundation to donate $100m to public schools over the next five years. The 26-year-old internet tycoon announced his first major gift on Oprah Winfrey's talk show on the same day an unflattering movie about Facebook's early days, The Social Network, was having its premiere. Zuckerberg told Winfrey that he picked schools in Newark, New Jersey's largest city, for the gift "because I believe in these guys". "These guys" are New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a cost-cutting governor who has become a star of the Republican party, and Newark Mayor Cory Booker, whose celebrity connections have made him New Jersey's next highest-profile politician. The three appeared together on Friday on Winfrey's show. ____________ Source: News24 __________________