Billionaire helps arrange 1M mask donation to Hawaii island
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KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — A billionaire tech entrepreneur with a home on Hawaii island has coordinated a donation of 1 million face masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus there. Salesforce CEO and founder Marc Benioff helped arrange the estimated $1.9 million donation to Hawaii County Civil Defense, West Hawaii Today reported Sunday. The donation was made by the University of California at San Francisco, which is home to The Benioff Center for Microbiome Medicine.
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Main Idea: Marc Benioff helped arrange a donation of 1 million face masks for Hawaii Island to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
Key Points:
- The masks are valued at about $1.9 million and were donated through the University of California at San Francisco.
- They are expected to arrive in weekly shipments of about 70,000 and be handed out at testing sites and other public places.
- Hawaii County leaders said the donation will help the island’s residents, who could not easily afford the effort on their own.
- Officials said Benioff has also joined the county’s COVID-19 working group and helped provide a plan and resources for the response.
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Marc Benioff and UCSF helping donate masks may protect workers, patients, and shoppers by making testing sites safer and slowing virus spread.
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- Major:University of California at San Franciscoeducational / research institution
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