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Videos: Beyoncé Performed At An Elementary School Fundraiser
Some mothers support their children's elementary schools by contributing to bake sales and chaperoning field trips. But when you are Beyoncé, you can be true to your school in other, more glamorous ways. Bey's 4-year-old daughter Blue Ivy attends the Center of Early Education in West Hollywood, which costs $27,000 per year to attend for grades K-5. The school held a fundraising benefit event at the Shrine Auditorium Saturday night, which, surpriiiiise: turned into a mini-Beyoncé concert.
Those in attendance told US Weekly Bey performed several songs, including "Crazy in Love," "Halo" and a Whitney Houston-inspired cover of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You," which she naturally slayed:
Here's another little snippet:
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Apparently, the gala was hosted by Will Ferrell and Billy Crystal. Not too shabby.
P.S. Mom you made really good brownies for bake sales, I love you.
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