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Zuckerberg, Chan commit to giving 99% of their Facebook shares to charity

Original post made on Dec 2, 2015

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan announced on "Giving Tuesday" that they will give 99 percent of their Facebook shares (currently valued at about $45 billion) to charity.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, December 1, 2015, 8:07 PM

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Posted by Patricia Arthur
a resident of Atherton: West of Alameda
on Dec 2, 2015 at 2:53 pm

Wonderful couple-there are no words to describe their generosity


Posted by Maria
a resident of Menlo Park: Fair Oaks
on Dec 4, 2015 at 1:04 pm

This is a wonderful gift and I was pleased to read that their gift will benefit people locally since we tend to overlook the great need for help right here in California and the US. When we as a country are strong and healthy, we are better able to extend help and hope overseas.


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