Kelly Clarkson to perform at Verizon Theatre in support of Opportunity Education
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Pop superstar Kelly Clarkson will give her first hometown concert inbrmore than a year, performing at a very special show to benefit the Opportunity Education Foundation atbrthe Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie, Texas, on March 1.br
A Grammy-winning, multiplatinum singer and songwriter whose biggest hits are all bold anthems ofbrempowerment, Clarkson is a natural supporter of Opportunity Education, which brings quality educationbrto less advantaged children so they can improve their standard of living and work towards a brighterbrfuture.br
Since 2005, the Omaha-based Opportunity Education Foundation has supplied everything it takes, frombrlearning materials and curricula to televisions and teachers' guides, to provide middle-school educationsbrfor some 500,000 kids in 11 countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The foundation now plans tobrexpand its mission to high-school education—and to bring its programs home to needy communities inbrthe United States. As part of this wider mission, it's developing the Opportunity Tablet, a low-cost tabletbrcomputer loaded with powerful digital lesson plans that can be given free of charge to hundreds ofbrthousands of disadvantaged kids.br
Clarkson initially came to fame as the winner of the first “American Idol” competition. Over the pastbrdecade, she has sold more than 20 million albums and earned fans worldwide – along with two GrammybrAwards, two American Music Awards, two MTV Music Awards, and 11 Billboard Music Awards –brreleasing such hits as “Miss Independent,” “Since U Been Gone,” “Walk Away,” “Never Again,” and mostbrrecently “Mr. Know It All,” the first single off her new album, “Stronger.”br
Tickets for the concert on sale now. For details, visit the Opportunity Education Foundation.