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Defend The Dream x Book Days

FORMER LONGHORN GIVES BACK Derrick Johnson (DJ), a former Texas Longhorn and Kansas City Chiefs linebacker, has returned to Austin to give back to his
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Meet our July Community Partner, Derrick Johnson’s Defend the Dream Foundation!

WE ARE AUSTIN’S JULY COMMUNITY PARTNER For this month’s CBS Austin and Telemundo Austin Community Partner Program, we’ve teamed up with Defend the Dream Foundation
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Derrick Johnson shares what’s new with his Defend the Dream Foundation

DERRICK JOHNSON SHARES WHAT’S NEW WITH HIS DEFEND THE DREAM FOUNDATION Tackling issues facing low-income and inner-city schools, Derrick Johnson’s Defend the Dream Foundation is
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Still Defending the Dream

STILL DEFENDING THE DREAM Former UT football star turns another page in AISD library renovations. There’s always more to discover in the world of books,
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Two Austin Icons Equip Students for Success

TWO AUSTIN ICONS EQUIP STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS Derrick Johnson’s Defend the Dream Foundation unveiled its second ‘Discovery Den’ library makeover in Austin at Langford Elementary
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Former Longhorn Gives Back

FORMER LONGHORN GIVES BACK Derrick Johnson (DJ), a former Texas Longhorn and Kansas City Chiefs linebacker, has returned to Austin to give back to his
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Partnership With Austin Ed Fund to School Libraries

DEFEND THE DREAM FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH AUSTIN ED FUND TO RENOVATE AISD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARIES Through a new partnership with Austin Ed Fund, Austin ISD’s
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Initiative to Help Local School Libraries

“Texas ex Derrick Johnson’s community activism a product of mother’s great example” – Cedric Goldman (Austin American-Statesman) Texas football legend’s foundation is heading an initiative
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Partnership With Horns With Heart

UT Student Athletes and Horns With Heart Organization Help Defend the Dream Foundation Give Back to Central Texas community Defend the Dream announced its official
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