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Akon hosts Holiday Toy Give-Away
Singer Akon and his Konfidence Foundation handed out holiday presents in Atlanta at two Boys & Girls Clubs. Akon's foundation, which provides educational assistance to children in Africa, hopes to make the Atlanta toy give-away an annual event.
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Is that Santa Claus carrying that bag of toys? Or could it be Akon, the award-winning singer who now calls Atlanta home? Akon and his Konfidence Foundation staff hosted their first Holiday Toy Give-Away on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008.
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