Article 64XYK Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $84.5m to Girl Scouts

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $84.5m to Girl Scouts

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Ramon Antonio Vargas
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The Girl Scouts has received the largest monetary donation in its history, from novelist and billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, who was once married to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

An announcement from the Girl Scouts of the USA on Tuesday thanked Scott for her gift of $84.5m, which the organization pledged to use toward helping its recovery from various shutdowns associated with controlling the worldwide coronavirus pandemic.

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