AND WE’RE GLOWING TOO – WITH THE NEWS OF OUR A PLUS THIS WEEK! IT GOES OUT TO FACEBOOK CEO MARK ZUCKERBERG AND HIS PEDIATRICIAN WIFE PRISCILLA CHAN.
THEY PLEDGED $3 BILLION – THAT’S BILLION, WITH A B – TO FIGHT DISEASE. DURING AN EVENT STREAMED LIVE -- ON FACEBOOK, WHERE ELSE -- THE CEO AND HIS WIFE SAID, OVER THE NEXT DECADE, THE MONEY WOULD GO TOWARD PREVENTING, CURING, OR MANAGING ALL DISEASES BY THE END OF THE CENTURY. BRAVO TO THEM!
BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A BILLIONAIRE TO GET OUR COVETED A PLUS! IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAS DONE SOMETHING WORTH CELEBRATING – LET US KNOW! WE’D LOVE TO FEATURE SOME OF YOU IN OUR A PLUS SEGMENT THIS SEASON.
Instructional Links
Website Article & Video: Biography of Mark Zuckerberg http://www.biography.com/people/mark-zuckerberg-507402
Website: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative https://chanzuckerberg.com/
Charts & Graphs: Philanthropy Roundtable, Statistics about Charitable Giving http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/almanac/statistics/