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                <h1>Hurricane Irma: How to Help Storm Victims</h1>
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                      <p> <strong>Airbnb</strong> </p>
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                      <p> <strong>American Red Cross</strong> </p>
                      <p> The organization is opening shelters, sending supplies and putting volunteers in place around Florida. You can <a href="https://www.redcross.org/donate/hurricane-irma-donations?scode=RSG00000E017&amp;utm_campaign=irma&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwxdPNBRDmARIsAAw-TUmODlJxWlmQC3zlBG9m1wydqCqG_W2my4gYz2_TcRoZbvz8Eq65ZhAaAnDNEALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;dclid=CMukjvvtmtYCFZWo7QodaGoJXw">donate online </a>or text "IRMA" to 90999 to chip in $10. If you want to volunteer, <a href="http://www.redcross.org/volunteer/become-a-volunteer#step1">read this</a>. </p>
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                      <p> The nonprofit is <a href="https://secure.americares.org/site/Donation2?22445.donation=form1&amp;df_id=22445&amp;mfc_pref=T&amp;utm_source=web&amp;utm_medium=Sep17_ER&amp;utm_campaign=DI18I6&amp;s_src=DI18I6U4&amp;_ga=2.173031329.369837486.1505054994-1450369881.1505054981">accepting donations</a> on its website. </p>
                  
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