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Airbnb’s Joe Gebbia donates $25 million to The HEALTH

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By GLENN GAMBOA chairman of Airbnb.org, oceans of plastic.” Police 100
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Entrepreneur Joe Gebbia ner with the nonprofit, er and CEO of the nonprof- Sta. Cruz 527 2900
donated $25 million to The which declared his dona- it Sustainable Ocean Alli- San Nicolas 584 5000
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