SAN JOSE, Calif. — Lady Gaga’s nonprofit Born This Way Foundation will fund more than 150 classroom projects in cities across the country rocked by mass shootings in recent weeks, including 23 in Gilroy, Calif.
The singer and actress made the announcement Friday on Facebook in what she said was a note to the people Dayton, Ohio; El Paso, Texas; and Gilroy.
“My heart goes out to those who were taken from us too soon and to their families, loved ones, and communities who are left to grieve,” she wrote. “In this moment, I want to channel my confusion, frustration, and fury into hope. Hope that we are there for each other and for ourselves.”
Three people were killed when a gunman opened fire at Gilroy’s famed Garlic Festival on the afternoon of July 28. Less than a week later on Aug. 3, a gunman who said he was targeting Latinos