CLEVELAND — Recording artist Drake and the cryptocurrency betting site Stake pledged $1 million to the LeBron James Family Foundation’s I PROMISE School in Akron.
The announcement was posted onUninterrupted's Instagram,which showed Drake telling LeBron James at a dinner in Toronto that he was donating to the basketball superstar’s hometown foundation.
“Myself and Eddie from Stake, we’re going to dedicate a million dollars to the I Promise School, and I’m gonna go drop it off myself before the school year ends," Drake said in the video.
The I PROMISE program's goal is to keep at-risk kids from falling through the cracks educationally.
The innovative I PROMISE School, which has 535 students, also offers a food pantry, a GED program parents and legal support.
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