Steve Carell announces free prom tickets for Pasadena high school students
The Brief
Seniors at six high schools in the Pasadena area are going to prom for free.
Actor Steve Carell made the announcement on Instagram for the charity Alice's Kids.
Any student who's already paid for prom tickets will be reimbursed.
PASADENA, Calif. - Actor Steve Carell surprised dozens of high school seniors in the Pasadena area this week, announcing that they'd be going to prom for free.
Carell made the announcement on behalf of the charity Alice's Kids, to send seniors at schools impacted by the deadly Eaton Fire to the dance for free.
What we know
Carell made the announcement on Instagram on Tuesday.
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"Attention all seniors, this is Steve Carell with a very special announcement," the actor said in the video. "I work with a wonderful charity out of Virginia called Alice's Kids. And Alice's Kids wanted me to let you know that they will be paying for all of your prom tickets."
Carell added that anyone who'd already paid for their tickets would be reimbursed. The charity shared the video with six schools in the Pasadena and Altadena area.
By the numbers
According to a report from the Associated Press, Alice's Kids will donate about $175,000 for more than 800 students' prom tickets, which range from $100 to $150 each.
The backstory
The announcement comes weeks after the area was devastated by the Eaton Fire, which killed 17 people and burned more than 14,000 acres in the Pasadena and Altadena areas.
Several schools were damaged in the fire.
John Muir High School is one of the six recipients. In a video shared to their Instagram account on Tuesday, students were seen cheering in excitement after hearing Carell's announcement.
Aveson Charter School, whose elementary and high school campuses were lost in the Eaton Fire, is another one of the schools getting free prom tickets.
What we don't know
The other four schools benefiting from the announcement weren't immediately clear.
The Source
Information in this story is from the Alice's Kids Instagram account, the John Muir High School Instagram account and the Associated Press.
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