Gardner ari philanthropist uyo anotsigira masangano akawanda anoyamura, kunyanya Cara Program uye Glide Memorial United Methodist Church muSan Francisco, uko iye nemwanakomana wake vakagamuchira pokugara yaidiwa zvikuru. Akabatsira kubhadhara mari ye $ 50 mamiriyoni muSan Francisco iyo inogadzira dzimba dzisina mari uye mikana yekushanda munzvimbo yeguta kwaakamboshaya pekugara. Pamwe nekupa rubatsiro rwemari, Gardner anopa zvipfeko neshangu. Anozviita kuti awane rubatsiro rwekugara basa, mazano ebasa uye kudzidziswa kwebasa kwakakwana kwevanhu vasina pekugara uye nharaunda dziri panjodzi muChicago.
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