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Post by britishlove on Jun 4, 2013 19:37:03 GMT -5
Finally a hometown hero who didn't forget his city in need. www.nme.com/news/jack-white/70677Jack White has been revealed as the anonymous donor who saved the Detroit Masonic Temple from foreclosure. White apparently paid off $142,000 (£92,798) in back taxes so his hometown venue - the world's largest Masonic Temple - could stay in business. The Detroit Free Press reports that White's mother formerly worked as an usher at the venue. White – now based in Nashville - also played the venue with The White Stripes. The venue's 1586 capacity Cathedral Theater will now be named the Jack White Theater to honour the star. The Detroit Masonic Temple Association President Roger Sobran stated: "Jack's donation could not have come at a better time and we are eternally grateful to him for it. Jack's magnanimous generosity and unflinching loyalty to this historic building and his Detroit roots is appreciated beyond words." He continued: "In light of Jack's generosity and belief in the importance of a strong, vital Temple that should and will be available to future generations of Detroiters, the Masonic Temple Association will be naming, in Jack's honour, our Cathedral Theater, the Jack White Theater. We could not be more humbled to bestow this honour on Jack." Read more at www.nme.com/news/jack-white/70677#IjtpgWxg1RoKvPQ5.99
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2013 20:09:05 GMT -5
Giving back thanks dev
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