- Gabriel Schillinger
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name = Gabriel Schillinger
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1989|07|21
birth_place =Palm Beach, Florida
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residence =Delray Beach, Florida
nationality = flagicon|US American
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education = Saint Andrew's SchoolBabson College
occupation = executive director,For Darfur
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footnotes =Gabriel Schillinger (born
July 21 ,1989 ) is an American humanitarian activist fromSouth Florida . He is the co-founder and executive director ofFor Darfur .Biography
Early life and education
Gabriel Schillinger was born to Palm Beach
dermatologist Brent Schillinger and Mary Lou Schillinger.cite news |first=Evelyn |last=McDonnell |title=Reaching to Darfur: High school students enlist Kanye West to raise funds for Sudan |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/277/story/520521.html |work=Miami Herald |date=2008-05-05 ] He was raised inOcean Ridge, Florida . He attended Saint Andrew's School for his high school education and, as of 2008, is a freshman atBabson College .For Darfur Inc.
Schillinger started the 501(c)3 non-profit organization For Darfur Inc. with five other students from Saint Andrew's School. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU00ASdQpWg ] Through this outlet he was able to raise well over $500,000 for the organization, while at the same time garnering a large amount of awareness of what was happening with the conflict in Darfur, Sudan. [http://presskit.susanblondinc.com/47.htm] For Darfur has held over 25 events since its inception in January 2007, and has raised over $150,000 for its partner on the ground in Darfur, Doctors Without Borders. Schillinger is the co-founder and current Executive Director of the organization. [http://www.pr.com/press-release/58976]
On May 6, 2008, Schillinger and For Darfur Inc. were able to stage
Kanye West 'sGlow in the Dark Tour at the American Airlines Arena in Miami as an awareness and fund raising show. Schillinger acted as promoter of the show, and had a lengthy amount of time to interact with the musical talent at the show. The concert was a success bringing in over $85,000 that went directly to Doctors Without Borders and having a sellout crowd with over 12,000 people in attendance. [cite news |first=Julia |last=Carfagno |title=Because They Can |url=http://www.miamisunpost.com/archives/2008/05-22/052208newssofladarfur.htm |work=The SunPost |date=2008-05-22 ]References
* [http://presskit.susanblondinc.com/images/47_Article1md_000.jpgBoca Raton Magazine]
* [http://presskit.susanblondinc.com/images/47_Sun-Sentinel_05-09-08md.jpgThe Sun Sentinel]
* [http://presskit.susanblondinc.com/images/47_PalmBeachPost_05-05-08md.jpgThe Palm Beach Post]External links
* [http://www.fordarfur.org For Darfur Inc.]
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