Mentor LA (MLA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to revitalizing the schools and neighborhoods of some of the most disenfranchised communities in Los Angeles will honor Tom Cruise at it inaugural LA’s Promise Gala, March 22, 2007 at the historic Twentieth Century Fox studio lot in Century City.

Chaired by (…) Paula Wagner and Rick Nicita [and others], the star-studded evening will pay tribute to Cruise’s longstanding commitment to working for positive change in the world.

“Mentor LA is extremely fortunate to have such an extraordinary supporter in Tom Cruise”, said MLA president Mike McGalliard, “We are very grateful to him for accepting this honor, and prviding us an opportunity to showcase Mentor LA’s work to improve schools and empower neighborhoods in the most underserved areas of our city. Tom is not only a worldwide box-office superstar and an amazing actor; he is also a devoted humanitarian and philanthropist.” “Our future on both a city-wide and a national level is dependent on educating and empowering the next generation,” said Cruise, “LA’s schools face tremendous obstacles. And, Mentor LAhas the right formula for success – it transforms public schools into great learning by bronging the best ideas, resources and innovations to schools that have the most need.”

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