The funds will go toward a new library center, which will be named after the rapper.
It’s the season of giving, and GloRilla is doing her part. Big Glo returned home to her alma mater Melrose High School in Memphis on Wednesday (Dec. 17), where she surprised students and faculty members with a $25,000 check.
The CMG rapper pulled up to her old stomping grounds to make the donation official, which will go toward educational resources such as upgrading the library center; it will be named The Gloria H. Woods Media Center in Glo’s honor.
“I always wished somebody could do that when I was younger,” GloRilla told FOX13. “So the fact that I have the ability to do it now, it warms my heart.”
Melrose High School Principal Kristopher Davis added: “We want to upgrade our system so students can be more interactive, so they can research and take their learning to the next level.”
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