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Meghan Markle Surprises Non-Profit Workers With Starbucks Gift Cards To Help Fight For ‘Paid Leave’


The Duchess of Sussex opted to take on a generous role when she gifted $25 Starbucks gift cards to hundreds of non-profit workers, in an attempt for them to help fight for ‘paid family leaves’.

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Meghan’s gesture was certainly appreciated by all those staffers hailing from a non-profit that has been relentlessly pushing forward to pave way for paid family leaves in the US.

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The duchess is certainly doubling down on all of her efforts to push for the US Congress to pass a federal paid leave for families by this kind gesture, which she feels can help push the proposal forward in the right direction.

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Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the paid leave in the US recently tweeted on Saturday how grateful she was for the kind move.

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“Everyone will be getting a few cups of coffee, as Meghan Markle has purchased Starbucks gift cards, as so many of us continue to work overtime,” she added in her Tweet.

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“She is unbelievably classy, and the gesture was so necessary,” the spokesperson went on to mention. In addition, she also sent out a few kind words for Meghan, explaining how big of an honor it was to know that she had the backs of so many people who are fighting hard for a win.

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The message was concluded with a hashtag that stated, ‘paid leave for all.’

Meghan Markle who hails from Los Angeles had previously gone on to issue a letter that was directed towards House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as well as Chuck Schumer, who is the Senate majority leader.

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In that same letter, Meghan spoke about how she strongly felt that a paid parental leave on a national level was needed to assist women, in particular, from all walks of life to continue serving their efforts in the workforce.

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