los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- michael jackson 's three children did something recently they 've never before done : signing their autographs on something to be sold . blanket , paris and prince jackson put their names on a designer belt produced as a tribute to their late father and to raise money for the jackson family museum planned for gary , indiana . the merchandising deal for the crystal-encrusted belt is also a first -- the trustees of the michael jackson estate authorizing the jackson family to produce and sell memorabilia in the pop star 's name . a kansas city man who graduated from high school in 1977 has been saying thank you to the teachers that left a lasting impression on his life - by sending them sums of money . kevin perz , 56 , a father-of-four and business owner , has been looking up the teachers he has the fondest memories of from his days at parkway central high school in chesterfield , missouri . over the past few years he has been mailing them a ` gift ' . katherine jackson dropped her challenge for control of her son 's estate last october , but her husband still has a legal objection pending in probate court . `` this is a truly one-of-a-kind opportunity , '' said jerry olivarez , the jackson family friend who brought the deal together . `` i know of no other item that has ever been made available to the public that has been signed by both the parents and children of michael jackson . '' the youngest , who was born in 2002 , signed his name in true `` john hancock '' style , taking up the most room with large block letters spelling `` blanket . '' prince , 13 , helped his younger brother by adding `` jackson '' below his first name . dr. ken yeang is the world 's leading architect in ecological and passive low energy design . he has delivered over 200 built projects and his ` bioclimatic ' towers have had an impact around the world , fusing high-tech and organic principles . born in penang , malaysia in 1948 , yeang was educated there , as well as in the u.s. and the uk , receiving his doctorate in architecture from cambridge university , and attending graduate courses at the university of pennsylvania and harvard . paris , 12 , showed flair with her signature , using a heart to dot her `` i '' and giving her `` r '' a long , flowing branch . it started in 1992 , when he sent a check to his calculus teacher made out for $ 5,000 . then in 2002 , he sent a $ 10,000 check to his former business teacher . huge gesture : kevin perz , 56 -lrb- right -rrb- , a father-of-four and business owner , has been looking up the teachers he has the fondest memories of mailing them a ` gift ' . he recently sent marilyn mecham -lrb- left -rrb- , his onetime home economics teacher , a check for $ 10,000 . grandparents katherine and joe jackson sat next to each other on a sofa in the jackson 's encino , california , home to add their autographs to the `` artist proof '' of the belt . the leather belt was designed by simon tavassoli and a limited run of 7,000 are being handmade at his newport beach , california , studio . each unsigned belt will retail for $ 1,500 , he said . his expertise in the field of green design originated from his early doctoral dissertation from cambridge university -lrb- 1971-1974 -rrb- followed by his ongoing r&d work , which has since led to the publication of a number of his treatises on the topic of ecological design and planning , bioclimatic design and high-rise design . his publications include : `` the skyscraper : bioclimatically considered , '' `` the green skyscraper : the basis for designing sustainable , intensive buildings , '' and his latest book `` ecodesign : a manual for ecological design . '' he is a member of the riba and is registered with arb . over his 35 years of professional practice , he has seen to completion over a hundred projects on site , including having designed over 50 skyscrapers , with over 12 completed , and currently three towers in construction . he is best known as the inventor of the bioclimatic skyscraper -lrb- as a genre of low-energy skyscrapers based on bioclimatic design principles -rrb- , and for his novel ideas on designing the high-rise building type as vertical urban design . e-mail to a friend . the only belt signed by the three children goes on auction thursday night , tavassoli said . the thank you note : this is the letter kevin perz sent his former teacher , which had a $ 10,000 check attached to it . in it he says he would be ` sad ' if she did n't spend the money on herself . perz -lrb- left -rrb- recently sent marilyn mecham -lrb- right -rrb- , his home economics teacher in 1977 , a check for $ 10,000 . however the person he really wanted to surprise - his home economics teacher - was the hardest to find , because perz only knew her as mrs mecham . perz enlisted the help of the alumni association , who went through decades-old board room minutes . they were then able to uncover the name for perz - marilyn mecham . from there , perz was able to find a phone number for mecham 's son , who he called and asked for her information . perz then called mecham and told her how long it took him to get to that point . ' i was so appreciative to have somebody spend all that time looking for you to tell that you meant so much in their life , ' mecham told abc news . mecham was moved by the call , and took to her facebook profile to urge others to reach out to someone who had impacted their lives . flashback : marilyn mercham -lrb- left -rrb- was in her first year of teaching when she had perz -lrb- right -rrb- as a student at parkway central high school in chesterfield , missouri , in 1977 . kind : perz said he felt it important to show the people who had impacted his life how grateful to them he is . however that was n't the end of it . two days later she received a handwritten letter from perz , reiterating what he had told on the phone . attached to the letter was a check for $ 10,000 . perz had written he would be ` sad ' if mecham did n't spend it all on herself . ` she called me monday - she said she got it friday and she spent the whole weekend crying , ' perz told abc news . ` everybody in their life can always think back to someone in their life who had an impact , if it 's a teacher or a boy scout leader or anyone . ' great teacher : marilyn mecham was in her first year of teaching when she taught perz in home economics . perz owns a company called dynamic fastener , which sells tools and fasteners to commercial contractors throughout the country . the experience has left a lasting effect on mecham , who was in her first year of teaching when she taught perz . ` gratitude is something in this society today that we just do n't do enough of , ' mecham told abc . ` it 's made me stop and think who do i want to thank , ' she said . ` whatever i did my first year of teaching was quite unremarkable but what kevin has done is really remarkable . '
kevin perz , 56 , owns a construction equipment business in kansas city . he has spent time over the years tracking down high school teachers and sending them checks to thank them for making an impression on him . marilyn mecham taught perz home economics in 1977 at parkway central high school in chesterfield , missouri . he sent her $ 10,000 and told her to spent it all on herself . ` gratitude is something in this society today that we just do n't do enough of , ' mecham said of the gesture .
los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- michael jackson 's three children did something recently they 've never before done : signing their autographs on something to be sold . blanket , paris and prince jackson put their names on a designer belt produced as a tribute to their late father and to raise money for the jackson family museum planned for gary , indiana . the merchandising deal for the crystal-encrusted belt is also a first -- the trustees of the michael jackson estate authorizing the jackson family to produce and sell memorabilia in the pop star 's name . a kansas city man who graduated from high school in 1977 has been saying thank you to the teachers that left a lasting impression on his life - by sending them sums of money . kevin perz , 56 , a father-of-four and business owner , has been looking up the teachers he has the fondest memories of from his days at parkway central high school in chesterfield , missouri . over the past few years he has been mailing them a ` gift ' . katherine jackson dropped her challenge for control of her son 's estate last october , but her husband still has a legal objection pending in probate court . `` this is a truly one-of-a-kind opportunity , '' said jerry olivarez , the jackson family friend who brought the deal together . `` i know of no other item that has ever been made available to the public that . he recently sent marilyn mecham -lrb- left -rrb- , his onetime home economics teacher , a check for $ 10,000 . grandparents katherine and joe jackson sat next to each other on a sofa in the jackson 's encino , california , home to add their autographs to the `` artist proof '' of the belt . the leather belt was designed by simon tavassoli and a limited run of 7,000 are being handmade at his newport beach , california , studio . each unsigned belt will retail for $ 1,500 , he said . his expertise in the field of green design originated from his early doctoral dissertation from cambridge university -lrb- 1971-1974 -rrb- followed by his ongoing r&d work , which has since led to the publication of a number of his treatises on the topic of ecological design and planning , bioclimatic design and high-rise design . his publications include : `` the skyscraper : bioclimatically considered , '' `` the green skyscraper : the basis for designing sustainable , intensive buildings , '' and his latest book `` ecodesign : a manual for ecological design . '' he is a member of the riba and is registered with arb . over his 35 years of professional practice , he has seen to completion over a hundred projects on site , including having designed over 50 skyscrapers , with over 12 completed , and currently three towers in construction . he is best known as the inventor of the bioclimatic skyscraper -lrb- as a genre of low-energy skyscrapers based on bioclimatic design principles -rrb- , and for his novel ideas on designing the high-rise building type as vertical urban design . e-mail to a friend . the only belt signed by the three children goes on auction thursday night , tavassoli said . the thank you note : this is the letter kevin perz sent his former teacher , which had a $ 10,000 check attached to it . in it he says he would be ` sad ' if she did n't spend the money on herself . perz -lrb- left -rrb- recently sent marilyn mecham -lrb- right -rrb- , his home economics teacher in 1977 , a check for $ 10,000 . however the person he really wanted to surprise - his home economics teacher - was the hardest to find , because perz only knew her as mrs mecham . perz enlisted the help of the alumni association , who went through decades-old board room minutes . they were then able to uncover the name for perz - marilyn mecham . from there , perz was able to find a phone number for mecham 's son , who he called and asked for her information . perz then called mecham and told her how long it took him to get to that point . ' i was so appreciative to have somebody spend all that time looking for you to tell that you meant so much in their life , ' mecham told abc news . mecham was moved by the call , and took to her facebook profile to urge others to reach out to someone who had impacted their lives . flashback : marilyn mercham -lrb- left -rrb- was in her first year of teaching when she had perz -lrb- right -rrb- as a student at parkway central high school in chesterfield , missouri , in 1977 . kind : perz said he felt it important to show the people who had impacted his life how grateful to them he is . however that was n't the end of it . two days later she received a handwritten letter from perz , reiterating what he had told on the phone . attached to the letter was a check for $ 10,000 . perz had written he would be ` sad ' if mecham did n't spend it all on herself . ` she called me monday - she said she got it friday and she spent the whole weekend crying , ' perz told abc news . ` everybody in their life can always think back to someone in their life who had an impact , if it 's a teacher or a boy scout leader or anyone . ' great teacher : marilyn mecham was in her first year of teaching when she taught perz in home economics . perz owns a company called dynamic fastener , which sells tools and fasteners to commercial contractors throughout the country . the experience has left a lasting effect on mecham
los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- michael jackson 's three children did something recently they 've never before done : signing their autographs on something to be sold . blanket , paris and prince jackson put their names on a designer belt produced as a tribute to their late father and to raise money for the jackson family museum planned for gary , indiana . the merchandising deal for the crystal-encrusted belt is also a first -- the trustees of the michael jackson estate authorizing the jackson family to produce and sell memorabilia in the pop star 's name . a kansas city man who graduated from high school in 1977 has been saying thank you to the teachers that left a lasting impression on his life - by sending them sums of money . kevin perz , 56 , a father-of-four and business owner , has been looking up the teachers he has the fondest memories of from his days at parkway central high school in chesterfield , missouri . over the past few years he has been mailing them a ` gift ' . katherine jackson dropped her challenge for control of her son 's estate last october , but her husband still has a legal objection pending in probate court . `` this is a truly one-of-a-kind opportunity , '' said jerry olivarez , the jackson family friend who brought the deal together . `` i know of no other item that has ever been made available to the public that . he recently sent marilyn mecham -lrb- left -rrb- , his onetime home economics teacher , a check for $ 10,000 . grandparents katherine and joe jackson sat next to each other on a sofa in the jackson 's encino , california , home to add their autographs to the `` artist proof '' of the belt . the leather belt was designed by simon tavassoli and a limited run of 7,000 are being handmade at his newport beach , california , studio . each unsigned belt will retail for $ 1,500 , he said . his expertise in the field of green design originated from his early doctoral dissertation from cambridge university -lrb- 1971-1974 -rrb- followed by his ongoing r&d work , which has since led to the publication of a number of his treatises on the topic of ecological design and planning , bioclimatic design and high-rise design . his publications include : `` the skyscraper : bioclimatically considered , '' `` the green skyscraper : the basis for designing sustainable , intensive buildings , '' and his latest book `` ecodesign : a manual for ecological design . '' he is a member of the riba and is registered with arb . over his 35 years of professional practice , he has seen to completion over a hundred projects on site , including having designed over 50 skyscrapers , with over 12 completed , and currently three towers in construction . he is best known as the inventor of the bioclimatic skyscraper -lrb- as a genre of low-energy skyscrapers based on bioclimatic design principles -rrb- , and for his novel ideas on designing the high-rise building type as vertical urban design . e-mail to a friend . the only belt signed by the three children goes on auction thursday night , tavassoli said . the thank you note : this is the letter kevin perz sent his former teacher , which had a $ 10,000 check attached to it . in it he says he would be ` sad ' if she did n't spend the money on herself . perz -lrb- left -rrb- recently sent marilyn mecham -lrb- right -rrb- , his home economics teacher in 1977 , a check for $ 10,000 . however the person he really wanted to surprise - his home economics teacher - was the hardest to find , because perz only knew her as mrs mecham . perz enlisted the help of the alumni association , who went through decades-old board room minutes . they were then able to uncover the name for perz - marilyn mecham . from there , perz was able to find a phone number for mecham 's son , who he called and asked for her information . perz then called mecham and told her how long it took him to get to that point . ' i was so appreciative to have somebody spend all that time looking for you to tell that you meant so much in their life , ' mecham told abc news . perz had written he would be ` sad ' if mecham did n't spend it all on herself . ` she called me monday - she said she got it friday and she spent the whole weekend crying , ' perz told abc news . ` everybody in their life can always think back to someone in their life who had an impact , if it 's a teacher or a boy scout leader or anyone . ' great teacher : marilyn mecham was in her first year of teaching when she taught perz in home economics . perz owns a company called dynamic fastener , which sells tools and fasteners to commercial contractors throughout the country . the experience has left a lasting effect on mecham , who was in her first year of teaching when she taught perz . ` gratitude is something in this society today that we just do n't do enough of , ' mecham told abc . ` it 's made me stop and think who do i want to thank , ' she said . ` whatever i did my first year of teaching was quite unremarkable but what kevin has done is really remarkable . '
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los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- michael jackson 's three children did something recently they 've never before done : signing their autographs on something to be sold . blanket , paris and prince jackson put their names on a designer belt produced as a tribute to their late father and to raise money for the jackson family museum planned for gary , indiana . the merchandising deal for the crystal-encrusted belt is also a first -- the trustees of the michael jackson estate authorizing the jackson family to produce and sell memorabilia in the pop star 's name . a kansas city man who graduated from high school in 1977 has been saying thank you to the teachers that left a lasting impression on his life - by sending them sums of money . kevin perz , 56 , a father-of-four and business owner , has been looking up the teachers he has the fondest memories of from his days at parkway central high school in chesterfield , missouri . over the past few years he has been mailing them a ` gift ' . katherine jackson dropped her challenge for control of her son 's estate last october , but her husband still has a legal objection pending in probate court . `` this is a truly one-of-a-kind opportunity , '' said jerry olivarez , the jackson family friend who brought the deal together . `` i know of no other item that has ever been made available to the public that as a genre of low-energy skyscrapers based on bioclimatic design principles -rrb- , and for his novel ideas on designing the high-rise building type as vertical urban design . e-mail to a friend . the only belt signed by the three children goes on auction thursday night , tavassoli said . the thank you note : this is the letter kevin perz sent his former teacher , which had a $ 10,000 check attached to it . in it he says he would be ` sad ' if she did n't spend the money on herself . perz -lrb- left -rrb- recently sent marilyn mecham -lrb- right -rrb- , his home economics teacher in 1977 , a check for $ 10,000 . however the person he really wanted to surprise - his home economics teacher - was the hardest to find , because perz only knew her as mrs mecham . perz enlisted the help of the alumni association , who went through decades-old board room minutes . they were then able to uncover the name for perz - marilyn mecham . from there , perz was able to find a phone number for mecham 's son , who he called and asked for her information . perz then called mecham and told her how long it took him to get to that point . ' i was so appreciative to have somebody spend all that time looking for you to tell that you meant so much in their life , ' mecham told abc news . mecham was moved by the call , and took to her facebook profile to urge others to reach out to someone who had impacted their lives . flashback : marilyn mercham -lrb- left -rrb- was in her first year of teaching when she had perz -lrb- right -rrb- as a student at parkway central high school in chesterfield , missouri , in 1977 . kind : perz said he felt it important to show the people who had impacted his life how grateful to them he is . however that was n't the end of it . two days later she received a handwritten letter from perz , reiterating what he had told on the phone . attached to the letter was a check for $ 10,000 . perz had written he would be ` sad ' if mecham did n't spend it all on herself . ` she called me monday - she said she got it friday and she spent the whole weekend crying , ' perz told abc news . ` everybody in their life can always think back to someone in their life who had an impact , if it 's a teacher or a boy scout leader or anyone . ' great teacher : marilyn mecham was in her first year of teaching when she taught perz in home economics . perz owns a company called dynamic fastener , which sells tools and fasteners to commercial contractors throughout the country . the experience has left a lasting effect on mecham
 The article discusses Michael Jackson's family, including his three children and their mother, Katherine Jackson. It also mentions that Michael Jackson signed a deal with a designer belt company, which is now being sold at an auction. Additionally, the article talks about Kevin Perz, a teacher who received a check from Michael Jackson for $10,000, and how he used it to help his students.