MAP International held the annual Bill Foege Global Health Awards May 15. Much to the delight of those attending the event at the Delta Flight Museum, Bill Foege was a featured guest. Foege, 89, picked Atlanta to be his home 65 years ago because it was the home of the federal Centers for Disease Control […]
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Column: Atlanta’s Points of Light uses Trump comment to raise awareness
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on July 20,2018
In her role as president and CEO of the Atlanta-based Points of Light, Natalye Paquin has found herself in the company of former U.S. presidents.
But her biggest challenge was responding to President Donald Trump earlier this month when during a speech at a rally in Great Falls, Montana, he mocked Points of Light — a phrase used by former President George H.W. Bush in his 1989 inauguration speech.
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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter Were Honored at the 2018 Bill Foege Global Health Awards
Former President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter, co-founders of The Carter Center, last month received the 2018 Bill Foege Global Health Award for their work in eradicating disease and the championing of mental health. Before a gathering of more than 500 business and global health community leaders, the Carters accepted the honor presented […]
