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Hollywood Foreign Press Association Doles Out $1.5 Million to Dozens of Arts Organizations

BEVERLY HILLS, CA. (AP).- The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is giving away more than a million dollars. The group behind the Golden Globe Awards presented $1.5 million in grants to dozens of arts organizations at a private luncheon Thursday at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Bacon, Taylor Lautner and Lea Michele helped present and accept the gifts, which were given to 46 nonprofit and educational organizations including the American Film Institute, FilmAid International, the New York Stage & Film Company and Ghetto Film School. Michele said she was “humbled by the generosity” of the international reporters group, then beamed as she introduced and