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Wiz Khalifa to Headline Benefit Concert for Nonprofit ‘Pencils of Promise’

Recording artist Wiz Khalifa performs onstage during The Ultimate Fan Experience, Call Of Duty XP 2016, presented by Activision, at The Forum on September 4, 2016 in Inglewood, California.
Recording artist Wiz Khalifa performs onstage during The Ultimate Fan Experience, Call Of Duty XP 2016, presented by Activision, at The Forum on September 4, 2016 in Inglewood, California.

*Pencils of Promise, a global education nonprofit, has tapped Grammy-nominated rapper Wiz Khalifa to headline its 2016 PoP Gala, joining fellow performers Nico & Vinz, reports Billboard.

Khalifa will close the event — set for Wednesday, Oct. 26, at Cipriani Wall Street — with a special performance in support of the millions of children around the globe who don’t have access to quality education.

“Kids should be able to chase their dream. Pencils of Promise is allowing them to do that,” Khalifa said in a press release announcing his involvement.

This year marks the sixth annual Pencils of Promise Gala to raise funds for children’s education in developing countries. Previous honorees and performers have included Justin Bieber, John Legend, Usher, Gary Vaynerchuk, Malala Yousafzai and Scooter Braun.

Honorary event chair Grace Raymond and creative director Luam Keflezgy are leading the effort to transform the annual event.

The 2016 gala will feature an awards portion, highlighting the partnership with footwear brand Stuart Weitzman, which has supported Pencils of Promise with their Shoes for Schools campaign, through which they funded the construction of three schools: one each in Ghana, Guatemala and Laos. The night will also recognize the Womble Family/Collis Foundation.

“There are 250 million kids around the world who can’t read and write. The evening will portray a living world and an environmental utopia, in which all children have access to an education,” Raymond said of what guests can expect at the event.

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