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And Finally
Jack White donates dollars to masonic temple
By Aly Barchi | Published on Thursday 6 June 2013
Wealthy screwball Jack White has cashed in a small part of his musical earnings via a $142,000 donation to Detroit’s Masonic Temple, saving it from having to close over its unpaid tax debts. A native of the city, White has played at the 91 year old Temple a total of nine times in past years. His mother also had a job on the site when he was a child.
The fourteen floor landmark contains a chapel, bowling lanes, offices, ballrooms, and two theatres, one of which, the 1600 capacity Cathedral, will be renamed after White as a thanks.
The DMT Association’s Roger Sobran says: “Jack’s donation could not have come at a better time. 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. We could not be more humbled to bestow this honour upon Jack”.
