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Oprah auctioned her clothes to raise money; Fan auctions Oprah's tickets to raise money

Plano, TX (BlackNews.com) - The way Cheryl Jackson sees it, four tickets to Oprah Winfrey's sold-out Dallas tour could buy a week's worth of groceries for several needy families. Proceeds from the sale of those tickets could get a few nice interview clothes and maybe pay a month's rent for some laid-off workers.

Ultimately, the tickets could help fund a Plano charity that does that and more for North Texas women. Mrs. Jackson, who says she's Ms. Winfrey's No. 1 fan and has a signed shirt to prove it, is auctioning off the tickets on eBay. The Plano woman paid $185 each for her tickets Wednesday.

"I've seen people pay $2,000 for them," Mrs. Jackson said. "If people are going to pay crazy money for these tickets, it might as well be for a good cause, right?" I have been to the LYBL conference and Oprah is breath taking. I cried the first two hours just hearing her speak live, said Mrs. Jackson. Jackson will use the cash to help underwrite the upcoming Women in Transition conference that her mother, Bishop Minnie Hawthorne, pastor of DayStar Deliverance Ministries in Plano, began in 1995.