Event Innovators

December 21, 2016
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Photo: Lauren Kallen/WeWork
WeWork hosted its first “giving back” days in December, in which each location hosted a holiday-theme event for a local nonprofit.
WeWork hosted its first “giving back” days in December, in which each location hosted a holiday-theme event for a local nonprofit.
Photo: Lauren Kallen/WeWork
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