{"id":7091,"date":"2011-05-13T04:00:30","date_gmt":"2011-05-13T11:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=7091"},"modified":"2011-05-13T04:00:30","modified_gmt":"2011-05-13T11:00:30","slug":"gaga-robin-hood-foundation-run-contest-to-help-homeless-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/gaga-robin-hood-foundation-run-contest-to-help-homeless-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaga + Robin Hood Foundation Run Contest to Help Homeless Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n Lady Gaga has long been an advocate of the homeless and poverty-stricken youth of NYC.\u00a0 She recently teamed with the Robin Hood Foundation <\/a>to aid the struggling youth of her hometown.\u00a0<\/p>\n The duo ran a contest where anyone from Gaga fans to New York philanthropists could vote on which which of the five selected organizations they would like to see receive $1 million for the cause.<\/p>\n The five nonprofit organizations nominated <\/a>were The Door, Hetrick-Martin Institute, Lawyers for Children, Safe Horizon, and SCO Family of Services.\u00a0 Participants \u201cliked\u201d Gaga\u2019s Facebook page and voted for the organization they wanted to win.<\/p>\n Last Monday night Lady Gaga performed an hour-long concert at the Robin Hood Foundation\u2019s annual gala attended by Wall Streeters, celebrities, and Gaga fans.\u00a0 The very successful event raised more than $47 million from auctioned items, including a recording session with The Black Eyed Pea\u2019s Fergie, which brought $400,000.<\/p>\n The winner of the contest was announced at the gala and is\u2026 SCO Family of Services.\u00a0 We applaud your efforts Lady Gaga.<\/p>\n