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Pitbull and Mark Cuban Offer Airplanes to Puerto Rico Relief Effort

Dallas Mavericks point guard used his team's plane to deliver 40,000 pounds of supplies to his native Puerto Rico in the wake of Maria. Dallas Mavericks
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Key Takeaways:

  • Following historic hurricanes, the general aviation community and celebrities have demonstrated significant generosity in relief efforts, particularly for Puerto Rico.
  • Rapper Pitbull provided his private jet to transport cancer patients from Puerto Rico to the U.S.
  • Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban loaned the team plane to player J.J. Barea, who used it to deliver over 40,000 pounds of supplies to Puerto Rico and evacuate family members.
  • Jennifer Lopez donated $1 million to Puerto Rico relief and, with ex-husband Marc Anthony, launched a humanitarian initiative involving other celebrities.
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In the wake of back-to-back-to-back historic hurricanes causing unprecedented damage to three separate areas, the general aviation community has responded with an incredible level of generosity. Now, as attention is focused on relief efforts in Puerto Rico — as work continues in southeast Texas and the Florida Keys — celebrities are raising the bar even higher by donating their own aircraft to the cause.

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