Continuing their legacy of simply being amazing humanitarians, former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have announced a massive personal donation of $2 million to a summer jobs program in Chicago. The announcement was made, to raucous applause, as Obama detailed plans for Obama Presidential Center. The center sounds remarkable:
The Obama Foundation, the nonprofit in charge of building the center, is touting the building as "a working center for civic engagement and a place to inspire people and communities to create change."
Initial reaction from one park advocacy organization was positive. "It incorporates the best of the outdoors and the best of the indoors," said Louise McCurry, president of the Jackson Park Advisory Council. "There's lots of green space, lots of grass and room for kids to run and to play."
Hear former (sniff) President Obama talk about the center and the jobs program:
See the remarkable plans here: